Reoffended
/ˌriː.əˈfɛn.dɪd/
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- (v.) Past tense of reoffend, meaning to commit an offense again after previously being sanctioned for a similar act.
The defendant reoffended shortly after completing probation.
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"Reoffended" is a past tense verb form used primarily in criminal law contexts to describe subsequent offenses following prior convictions.
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