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1. someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior (noun.person)

hypernym	:	offender, wrongdoer,
definition	:	a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person)

derivation	:	recidivism,
definition	:	habitual relapse into crime (noun.act)

derivation	:	backslide, lapse,
definition	:	drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards (verb.change)

derivation	:	recidivism,
definition	:	habitual relapse into crime (noun.act)

derivation	:	backslide, lapse,
definition	:	drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards (verb.change)