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repeat offender

repeat offender noun: a person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.

Noun

repeat offender (plural repeat offenders)

  1. A person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.
  2. One who performs a specific (often undesirable) action on multiple occasions.
    • At the risk of being branded a repeat offender. I must admit that this chapter is a reprise, in miniature, of an earlier book of mine with the same title.2011, Jeff Reid, Cat-Dependent No More, →ISBN

repeat offender meaning in Indonesian

repeat offender in Indonesian

repeat offender — see also recidivist
residivis, bramacorah, penjahat kambuhan

Synonyms of repeat offender

Forms of repeat offender

pluralrepeat offenders

Words formed from repeat offender

Questions about repeat offender

What does repeat offender mean?
Repeat offender means a person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.
What is repeat offender in Indonesian?
Repeat offender in Indonesian is residivis, bramacorah, penjahat kambuhan. See Repeat offender meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is repeat offender?
Repeat offender is a noun.
What is the plural of repeat offender?
The plural of repeat offender is repeat offenders.

Words near repeat offender in the dictionary

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

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