Desistor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who desists, who stops or has stopped doing something.

    ""Where an offender has indicated that they wish to take the decision to become a desistor, they will require support to prevent their falling back due to, for example, work or social circumstances, peers, and visceral factors.""

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""Where an offender has indicated that they wish to take the decision to become a desistor, they will require support to prevent their falling back due to, for example, work or social circumstances, peers, and visceral factors.""

Etymology

From desist + -or.

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