| 单词 | old offender |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold offender old offender n. a person who has been convicted repeatedly of crimes; a habitual criminal; also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > habitual criminal old offender1817 hard case1842 recidive1853 recidivist1867 repeater1873 rounder1891 1698 T. Dilke Pretenders v. 47 However most of us—May branded seem, for being old offenders, In feats of Love let none be bare pretenders. 1716 London Gaz. No. 5412/3 Frances Green,..an old Offender. 1817 2nd Rep. Comm. State of Police of Metrop. 329 in Parl. Papers VII. 321 The greater part of these Juvenile Offenders,..are mixed indiscriminately with old offenders of all ages. 1938 Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 185/1 These young felons are what prison language describes as ‘repeaters’, young ‘old offenders’, who have previously, almost continuously, served prison sentences. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 19 May 13 Time and again the old offenders within the financial services industry are up to well-worn tricks. < as lemmas |
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