repeat offense
Another legal transgression
A repeat offense is a violation committed by someone who has previously been found guilty of the same or similar wrongdoing.
The term appears most often in legal contexts, where repeat offenses typically carry harsher penalties: Repeat offenders face mandatory minimum sentences.
The phrase also applies more casually to any recurring misbehavior: Leaving dirty dishes in the sink is becoming a repeat offense around here.
- recidivismHabitual return to crime
- relapseReturn to former illness
- backslideRevert to bad habits
- reoffendCommit crime again
- paroleConditional early release
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- criminal recordrap sheet, criminal history, convictions, felony, misdemeanor
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- compound offense
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