criminal record

noun

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

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He was let go after his lengthy criminal record came to light, which included a felony charge for possession of a firearm. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 The one group that is easy to remove – those with a criminal record – is relatively small, numbering about 650,000. Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025 Nearly 1,200 people were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday alone, but only 52% of the undocumented immigrants taken into custody had a criminal record. Doha Madani, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025 The informer has a criminal record, mostly for theft, the Bee reported. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 28 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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