repeat offender
adjectivemasculine/feminineformal/ʁɨjĩsiˈðẽtɨ/medium
re·in·ci·den·te
Definition
A person who commits an offense again, especially a crime; someone who relapses into the same error or behavior.
He was sentenced more harshly as a repeat offender.
The hospital identified him as a repeat visitor to the emergency room.
Common collocations
repeat offender statuschronic repeat offenderviolent repeat offendertreat repeat offenders
Etymology
Do latim 'reincidens, -entis', particípio presente de 'reincidere' (cair de novo).