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repeat offended

repeat offended is the simple past and past participle of repeat offend.

Meaning of repeat offend

Verb

repeat offend (third-person singular simple present repeat offends, present participle repeat offending, simple past and past participle repeat offended)

  1. To offend again, especially after being punished for a first offence; to reoffend, to recidivate.
    • law enforcement is not a significant way to deter their offending, though it is a significant way to identify who is offending after they have repeat-offended.2006, Irvin Waller, Less Law, More Order: The Truth about Reducing Crime, →ISBN, page 23

Questions about repeat offended

What is repeat offended the simple past and past participle of?
Repeat offended is the simple past and past participle of repeat offend.

Words near repeat offended in the dictionary

  1. repealments
  2. repeals
  3. repeat
  4. repeat itself
  5. repeat offend
  6. repeat offended
  7. repeat offender
  8. repeat offenders
  9. repeat offending
  10. repeat offends
  11. repeat on

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