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rehabilitationism

rehabilitationism noun: the belief that criminals should be rehabilitated into society.

Noun

rehabilitationism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that criminals should be rehabilitated into society.

Origin of rehabilitationism

From rehabilitation + -ism.

Words formed from rehabilitationism

Questions about rehabilitationism

What does rehabilitationism mean?
Rehabilitationism means the belief that criminals should be rehabilitated into society.
What part of speech is rehabilitationism?
Rehabilitationism is a noun.

Words near rehabilitationism in the dictionary

  1. rehabilitatees
  2. rehabilitates
  3. rehabilitating
  4. rehabilitation
  5. rehabilitational
  6. rehabilitationism
  7. rehabilitationist
  8. rehabilitationists
  9. rehabilitations
  10. rehabilitative
  11. rehabilitatively

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