recidivate

Thân thiện

The former offender began to recidivate after his release.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To relapse into a previous pattern of negative or criminal behavior, especially after having received correction or punishment.

Usage

• The verb "recidivate" is used to describe the act of someone, often a former criminal, returning to illegal activities or undesirable conduct.
• It is a formal term, most commonly used in legal, judicial, and sociological contexts.

Examples

• Verb:
  • Without proper support, many released prisoners sadly recidivate.
  • The rehabilitation program aims to ensure that offenders do not recidivate.

Advanced Usage

• "to recidivate into [behavior/crime]": To specify the type of negative behavior one returns to.
  • He showed promise but eventually recidivated into his old habits of theft.

Variants and Related Words

• Recidivism (n): The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend.
  • The state is studying ways to reduce recidivism rates.
• Recidivist (n): A person who repeatedly commits crimes, especially after being punished.
  • The judge gave a harsher sentence to the known recidivist.

Synonyms

• Relapse: To fall back into a previous state, especially of illness or bad behavior.
• Reoffend: To commit another crime (a more specific legal synonym).
• Backslide: To revert to bad habits or earlier, worse behavior.

Antonyms

• Reform: To change for the better; to abandon wrong or criminal behavior.
• Rehabilitate: To restore to a condition of good health, useful activity, or normal life.

Học thuật

Verb

1. go back to bad behavior
   • Those who recidivate are often minor criminals

Từ đồng nghĩa

• relapse
• lapse
• regress
• retrogress
• fall back