RECIDIVA'TION, noun [Latin recidivus, from recido, to fall back; re and cado, to fall.] A falling back; a backsliding. [Not much used.]
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
RECIDIVA'TION, noun [Latin recidivus, from recido, to fall back; re and cado, to fall.] A falling back; a backsliding. [Not much used.]
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