criminal record

noun

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

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The man does not have a previous criminal record in Illinois, according to his arrest report. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025 Critics have condemned the new detention facility for holding people without a criminal record and for conditions inside. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 July 2025 That includes people with still-pending criminal charges as well as those without any criminal record. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025 Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, the American Immigration Council’s senior fellow, warned that someone who self-deports and does not have a criminal record would be unable to return to the U.S. through a visa for 10 years. Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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