criminal record

noun

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

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Under past administrations, most noncitizens with no criminal record who were arrested away from the border had an opportunity to request a bond hearing while their cases wound through immigration court. Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026 Lowell said Friday that one of the witnesses cited by the government in the affidavit has a criminal record. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Under past administrations, most noncitizens with no criminal record who were arrested away from the border had an opportunity to request a bond hearing while their cases wound through immigration court. Audrey McAvoy, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 More than 90 percent of those detained had no criminal record. Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 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 1 Apr. 2026.

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