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Definition of reoffend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

reoffend

verb

NAmE//ˌriəˈfɛnd//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they reoffend

he / she / it reoffends

past simple reoffended

-ing form reoffending

to commit a crime again Without help, many released prisoners will reoffend.

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