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recidivate
verb as in lapse
verb as in relapse
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One recommendation called for “more equity and fairness” in geriatric releases, since evidence suggested people older than 60 are less likely to recidivate and the medical care for elderly prisoners is costly.
“Our response to crime seems designed to prevent people from rejoining society after their release and gives them little choice but to recidivate,” he writes.
Our response to crime seems designed to prevent people from rejoining society after their release and gives them little choice but to recidivate.
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On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to recidivate, such as: cease, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, elapse, and expire.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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