relapser

noun

Definition of relapsernext
as in offender

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapser
  1. recidivist
  2. criminal
  3. principal
  4. culprit
  5. lawbreaker
Noun
  • Time after time after time, Post was released on bail before June 9 because our bail system fails to address recidivists.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
  • The attack comes less than four months after another recidivist criminal was accused of stabbing two teen sisters visiting New York from Paraguay at Grand Central on Christmas morning.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
Definition of recidivist
Noun
  • Trump has said deportations will focus on criminals first, as immigration enforcement has since former President Barack Obama's presidency.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The film focuses on young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) — who's accidentally left home alone over the holidays — and his clever plans to outwit a pair of criminals trying to rob his home on Christmas Eve.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • If topics come up outside of the curriculum, they must be approved by the school's principal.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Adam Freed, a principal at Bloomberg Associates, said Phoenix is on the forefront of not only extreme heat, but the deployment of solutions in an email.
    Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of principal
Noun
  • The titanium, which was not native to the body, seemed a likely culprit for the failure.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The Grammy winner finally took matters into her own hands Thursday evening and revealed the culprits behind her bizarre video.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of culprit
Noun
  • Hochman said his office would specifically go after lawbreakers linked to gangs.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician.
    Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of lawbreaker
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