: a known record of having been arrested in the past for committing a crime
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And like him, the vast majority of those arrested during the blitz had no criminal record.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Sep. 2026 His enforcement efforts have gone too far, and half of the 50,000 people detained in July had no criminal record.—CBS News,
20 Sep. 2026 Cops said William Stephens, 55, who has no criminal record, was charged with raping a woman on a rooftop in Brooklyn 31 years ago, officials said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
18 Sep. 2026 Arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement of people with no criminal record are surging.—
Diana Orcés,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminal record