n .
the act of repeating an offense 상습적인 범법 행위

• There's not much evidence that imprisoning people reforms them : the rate of recidivism among released convicts is very, very high.
• recidivist 는 재차 범죄 행위를 저지르는 사람
• "My son is quiet a recidivist," Mrs. Norman told her friends ruefully, "Every time I turn my back, he sneaks up to watch more TV.