criminal record

noun

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

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Uber intends to appeal against the verdict, claiming the incident had not been foreseeable as the driver had a high user rating on the app and no criminal record. Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 13 Mar. 2026 Vinces-Cobena, cops said, doesn’t have a criminal record. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026 The first stretch of the movie is strong, with Kenna, who is too broke for a car or even a phone, hoofing it around town in search of any job willing to hire a broke girl with a criminal record. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 The mother, who worked as a cleaner and child care worker, does not have a criminal record, the CDE said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 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 19 Mar. 2026.

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