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Feb 12, 2012
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re•cid•i•vism



Pronunciation: (ri-sid'u-viz"um), [key]
—n.
1. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
2. Psychiatry.the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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