Recidivation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recidivation \Re*cid`i*va"tion\
     (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [LL. recidivatio.]
     A falling back; a backsliding. --Hammond.
     [1913 Webster]