慣かん行こう犯はん

noun

habitual criminal; recidivist

Legal term for a person who repeatedly commits crimes. Often used in contrast with 常習犯, which emphasizes the habitual nature of the crime itself rather than the offender's status.

See also: 常習犯

• 彼かれは慣かん行こう犯はんとして、より重おもい刑けいを言いい渡わたされた。

  As a habitual criminal, he was given a heavier sentence.

noun

recidivism; habitual criminal activity

Refers to the act or pattern of repeatedly committing crimes. This sense is less common than the person sense, and is often expressed as 慣行犯行為 or 慣行犯罪 in legal contexts.

• この地ち域いきでは慣かん行こう犯はんが深しん刻こくな問もん題だいとなっている。

  Recidivism has become a serious problem in this area.