"repeat offend" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: repeat offends [present, singular, third-person], repeat offending [participle, present], repeat offended [participle, past], repeat offended [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from repeat offender. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|repeat offender}} Back-formation from repeat offender Head templates: {{en-verb}} repeat offend (third-person singular simple present repeat offends, present participle repeat offending, simple past and past participle repeat offended)
  1. (law) To offend again, especially after being punished for a first offence; to reoffend, to recidivate. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-repeat_offend-en-verb-nqqdaEg~ Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Inflected forms

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