criminal record

noun

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

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Her 29-year-old nephew, Dario Jasso, who works in construction and was arrested the same morning, didn’t have any criminal record, either, the family has said. Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Family lawyers have said the parents have no criminal record. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 The attorney said Hernandez has no criminal record that would disqualify him from the program. Armando Garcia, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025 At the time of the alleged murder, Brown possessed an extensive criminal record with 14 arrests in the past 12 years, along with a history of mental health issues. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2025.

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