GRE Word List

RECIDIVISM

a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior

The meaning of the word recidivism is a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior.

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disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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