: a known record of having been arrested in the past for committing a crime
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The Mexican immigrant has no criminal record in the US and is common-law married to an American citizen, according to a habeas corpus petition filed by his attorney.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
30 July 2026 Under Jalloh’s federal supervised release, his probation officer reportedly had the authority to require him to disclose his criminal record to third parties.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2026 The Herald could not find any previous criminal record for the three men.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2026 More than two thirds of detainees don’t even have a criminal record.—
Nick Bhasin,
Mercury News,
28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminal record