Synonyms for recidivism
rɪˈsɪd əˌvɪz əmre·cidi·vism

Princeton's WordNet

1. recidivismnoun

   habitual relapse into crime

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1. • Backsliding

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1. List of paraphrases for "recidivism":

   re-offending, reoffending, recurrence, relapse, backsliding

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1. recidivism

   Synonyms:
   Reoffending

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How to use recidivism in a sentence?

1. Clifford Villalon:

   People lie and cheat whenever and wherever there are opportunities. And from these opportunities supervenes recidivism.

2. Kimberley Childers:

   The recidivism rate is very low when a person goes through this program -- I would consider it to be 10 % or less.

3. John Sandweg:

   It's a lot cheaper to just return Mexicans across the border, but the real benefit is the recidivism rate.

4. Chris Swanson:

   40 % reduction of recidivism for post-incarceration education.

5. John Fetterman:

   I always want to err on the side of mercy, juvenile lifers released by a Supreme Court decision, the recidivism rate was less than 1%. That's a remarkable statistic. That demonstrates that these individuals, once they are released, are not Hannibal Lecters, they're out living their best lives. … You age out of crime. Now imagine people who have never taken a life to begin with, imagine what that recidivism rate would be.