: a person who has committed many crimes throughout his or her life
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Alexander Dickey, 30, a career criminal with dozens of prior arrests, is accused of shooting and killing Logan Federico during a home break-in.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2026 Brown is charged with murder, carrying a firearm without a license, being an armed career criminal, and conspiring to commit murder.—CBS News,
13 July 2026 To complicate the narrative, her mom, Priscilla (Annette Bening), is a mob boss and her dad, John (Timothy Olyphant), is a career criminal.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
8 July 2026 One of the bills signed Tuesday is an increase in registration requirements for individuals designated as a habitual violent felony offender, a violent career criminal or a three-time violent felony offender (SB 1332).—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for career criminal