"reoffend" meaning in English

See reoffend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reoffends [present, singular, third-person], reoffending [participle, present], reoffended [participle, past], reoffended [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: re- + offend Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|offend}} re- + offend Head templates: {{en-verb}} reoffend (third-person singular simple present reoffends, present participle reoffending, simple past and past participle reoffended)
  1. To offend again; especially after receiving punishment or treatment Derived forms: reoffence, reoffender, re-offender
    Sense id: en-reoffend-en-verb-3ShJzZ1Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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