revolving door
noun
Definitions
Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
(by extension) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.
Example: alcohol(ic) recidivism
noun
Definitions
A door that rotates around a central pivot.
A system or institution in which people exit and immediately reenter.
A movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators, on one hand, and members of the industries affected by the legislation and regulation, on the other. Wp