persistent violator

persistent violator
An habitual criminal. 25 Am J1st Habit Cr § 11. In some jurisdictions, the term is used to signify that a person charged with a given criminal offense has previously been convicted of a similar offense, and in such states the persistent violator is guilty of an aggravated offense. State v Bruno, 69 Utah 444, 256 P 109.

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