different between recidivous vs recidivism

English

From Latin recid?vus (“returning, recurring”), from recid? (“fall back”)

recidivous (comparative more recidivous, superlative most recidivous)

Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior.
- 1970, Hugo Adolf Bernatzik, Akha and Miao, p 336 [1]:
  Recidivous thieves, on the other hand, must expect corporal punishment, which is meted out in addition to fines in money or goods.
Recurring (of a disease or another medical problem).
- 2002, F. Hagenmüller, M. P. Manns, H. G. Musmann, Medical Imaging in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, p 72 [2]
  In principle, resection of liver metastases is indicated when an extrahepatic recidivous occurrence or a second tumour is excluded.

From French récidivisme, from Latin recid?vus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ism.

recidivism (countable and uncountable, plural recidivisms)

Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism.
(psychology, psychiatry) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
(by extension) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.
alcohol(ic) recidivism

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