criminal record

noun

: a known record of having been arrested in the past for committing a crime

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The informer has a criminal record, mostly for theft, the Bee reported. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 And in a world where one in three Americans has a criminal record, that opportunity is more vital than ever. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025 Okay, your crush has a criminal record, bothered or unbothered? KP: Well, what kind of criminal? Ebonie Walker, refinery29.com, 24 Jan. 2025 Expanded a rule that lets people be deported with little administrative process from those close to the border who have recently crossed, to any undocumented person, anywhere in the U.S. who has arrived within the past two years — no criminal record required. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for criminal record 

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“Criminal record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20record. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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