Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "maimaitawa" ita ce dabi'ar wanda aka yanke masa hukunci don sake yin laifi, musamman bayan an hukunta shi ko kuma gyara shi. Yana nufin maimaituwa na aikata laifi da wanda aka yanke masa hukunci a baya kuma aka hukunta shi bisa aikata laifi.
