chronic offender
Habitual crime committer
A chronic offender is someone who repeatedly commits crimes or violations over time.
The term appears in legal contexts to describe habitual lawbreakers who cycle through the justice system: Chronic offenders account for a disproportionate share of arrests.
Laws targeting chronic offenders typically impose escalating penalties for repeat convictions.
- recidivistHabitual criminal returner
- habitual criminalPersistent repeat offender
- career criminalRepeat offender by trade
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- convictJailed offender after trial
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- repeat offendersrecidivist, habitual criminal, recidivism, career criminal, reoffender
- recidivismrecidivist, reoffending, rearrest, reconviction, habitual criminal
chronic offendergood citizen
Law-abiding community participant
straight arrow · pillar of the community · do-gooder · saint · conformist
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