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to recommit

to recommit

7.0
To do the same crime again after being punished
  • verb
  • /ˌriːkəˈmɪt/
translation icon : reincidir
  • The young offender was warned that if he recommitted the crime, he would face harsher penalties.

Examples

  • There were no significant effects on jurors' sentencing or ratings of the defendant's likelihood to recommit the same or any crime, all p > .10.

    Academic text (2002)

  • And today we have a laundry list of these people that have already recommitted crimes.

  • Many experts believe that rehabilitation can reduce the chances of former prisoners recommitting previous offenses.

  • After completing his rehabilitation program, he expressed his determination not to recommit any crimes in the future.

Synonyms

to repeat
vsto recommit
∞ 1.0

To do or say something again

involves doing the act again often referring to crimes or offenses

How Often

to recommit
7.0
to offend
65 4.6
to slip up
  • Informal
27 4.1

Surface Forms

recommit infinitive
recommitted past
recommitted past participle
recommitting present participle
recommits third person singular

Morphology

recommit = commit (transparent) = re + commit

The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the verb 'commit' with the productive prefix 're-' meaning 'again'.

Etymology

The word recommit is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and commit meaning 'to do' or 'to carry out'. When we speak of crime, commit means 'to do a criminal act', so to recommit a crime is simply to 'do it again'.