Who is a recidivist?

This word is foreign language. It came in Russian from Latin, which in translation means: recidivus - "renewable," that is, it is the repetition of something, negative, negative. From here you can understand who the recidivist is.

A recidivist is a criminal who has committed more than one crime, despite the fact that he was punished for them by the state by law.

In the Russian legislation, the definitiona recidivist is given in the criminal law, which indicates that the acts of recidivists represent a special danger for society, punishments for the actions of recidivists are severe - deprivation of liberty for long terms up to life.

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