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repeat offending

repeat offending is the present 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 offending

What is repeat offending the present participle of?
Repeat offending is the present participle of repeat offend.

Words near repeat offending in the dictionary

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

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