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reoffend
verb[ I ]
(alsore-offend)uk /ˌriː.əˈfend/ us /ˌriː.əˈfend/
(of someone who has previously committed a crime) to commit another crime: 再犯罪，重新犯罪
Most prisoners reoffend following release from prison.大多数犯人在出狱后都会重新犯罪。
The younger you are when you commit a crime, the more likely you are to re-offend.犯罪时年龄越小，重新犯罪的可能性就越大。
Experts say most sex offenders rarely reoffend.
Sending a juvenile to prison increases the odds he'll re-offend within a year of release by 35%.
Building more prisons will result in a huge rise in the proportion of criminals who reoffend, a criminology expert has said.
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