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再犯者
さいはんしゃ
1. [n] {law}
▶ second offender
▶ second-time offender
▶ repeat offender
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2006080 初犯者 1. first offender; first-time offender
  ⇒ see: 1738410 累犯者 1. repeat offender



History:
3. A 2023-11-03 20:07:49  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2023-11-03 18:32:08  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
reconsidered - I think second-offender and second-time offender are synonymous.  The hyphen seems correct to me, but is not always present in google hits. you may prefer without.,
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<gloss>second-time offender</gloss>
1. A* 2023-11-03 18:15:27  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
累犯者	1169	6.4%
再犯者	3414	18.8%

https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=再犯者
perpetual offender
reoffender〔【動】reoffende〕
two-time loser〈米俗〉
  Comments:
See comments on 累犯.  Even though this is literally "a second time", in practice it would seem there is not a hard implication that the person has only ever committed the crime twice. More like "at least twice", hence the very common "repeat offender" gloss on reverso.

For what it's worth, Sankoku specifies in parens: someone who re-offend within 5 years of parole.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,3 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2006080">初犯者</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1738410">累犯者</xref>
+<field>&law;</field>
@@ -12,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>repeat offender</gloss>

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