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Definition of recidivous in English:
recidivous
adjective
Liable to fall back or relapse; especially tending to relapse into crime; reoffending.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Phillips (b. 1630), writer and biographer. From classical Latin recidīvus recidive + -ous.
