reconvict
verb
re·con·vict
(ˌ)rē-kən-ˈvikt
reconvicted; reconvicting; reconvicts
: to convict again
Twenty-nine percent of the subsidized jobs recipients had been reconvicted two years out, compared with 27 percent of the control group.—Heather Mac Donald
In contrast, 46 percent of a comparison group of inmates who didn't participate in the program were reconvicted of a felony after getting out.—Andy Mannix
reconviction
noun
plural reconvictions
Bonnett's case is only the second in the state that has resulted in a retrial and a reconviction.
—Lynh Bui
The Center for Employment Opportunities in New York was one of the programs studied, which now reports a 20 percent drop in reconviction among its participants.
—Teri Bowers
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