criminal record

noun

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

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Liam’s father does not appear to have a criminal record in Minnesota, according to Prokosch. Hanna Park, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026 Prokosch told reporters during a news conference last week, adding that Conejo has no criminal record and that the family was in the country legally. Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026 Gonzalez, the McAllen Democrat, is working on a bill to allow contractors and other small-business owners to apply for temporary work permits for undocumented workers that have been in the United States at least five years and have no criminal record. James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026 Sohail has no criminal record in New York, officials said. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2026.

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