RECIDIVISM in a Sentence

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Prison reformers in the United States are disturbed by the high rate of recidivism; the number of men serving second and third terms in ...

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 Meanings and Examples of RECIDIVISM
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recidivism
 n.  habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime
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1  Prison reformers in the United States are disturbed by the high rate of recidivism; the number of men serving second and third terms in prison indicates the failure of prisons to rehabilitate the inmates.