CEFR B2

repeat offender

noun phrase

Meaning

A person who has been convicted of committing a crime and then commits another crime, often leading to harsher penalties upon subsequent convictions.

Examples

The legal system often struggles to rehabilitate the repeat offender.
Stricter laws are being proposed to deal with the rise of repeat offenders.

Synonyms: recidivist, habitual criminal, criminal

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repeat offender (B2)

noun phrase

Pronunciation: [rɪˌpiːt ˈɒfɛndə]

Definition

A person who has been convicted of committing a crime and then commits another crime, often leading to harsher penalties upon subsequent convictions.

Examples

The legal system often struggles to rehabilitate the repeat offender.
Stricter laws are being proposed to deal with the rise of repeat offenders.
He was classified as a repeat offender after his third arrest for burglary.

How to Use repeat offender

repeat offender (collocation): A person who has been convicted of committing a crime and then commits another crime. — "The judge considered the defendant's history as a repeat offender when determining the sentence."
a repeat offender (collocation): Used to refer to a specific individual who is a repeat offender. — "He was identified as a repeat offender after being caught stealing for the third time."

Synonyms of repeat offender

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