Meaning & use
Reoffend
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to commit another crime after having already been caught, convicted, or punished for a previous one
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Studies show that offenders who complete job training are less likely to reoffend.
He was warned that if he reoffended, he would face a much longer sentence.
A note on using this word
Central to discussions of criminal justice policy, where the "reoffending rate" is a key measure of how well rehabilitation programs work.
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