(intransitive) To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse

simple past tense and past participle of recidivate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recidivate

Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past. / (psychology, psychiatry) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.

present participle of recidivate

Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior. / Recurring (of a disease or another medical problem).

Relapse of a disease or a symptom.

plural of recidivism

plural of recidivation