Noun: habitual criminal hu'bi-choo-ul 'kri-mu-nul
- Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behaviour (especially for the same criminal behaviour)
"The habitual criminal was well-known to local law enforcement";
- recidivist, repeater
Derived forms: habitual criminals
Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw
Encyclopedia: Habitual criminal