Recidivist /(rē̇*sĭd"ĭ*vĭst)/
Re·cid·i·vist
Recidivist
n.
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One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal.
The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his life.