criminal record

noun

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

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McGann, who has no criminal record, had been hired to work for the Springdale School District and had recently moved to Northwest Arkansas from Oklahoma. Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025 Zapata-Pacheco has no criminal record in Colorado, according to a records search. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025 The Context Teran, 35, reportedly has no criminal record and was briefly sent to Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville, West Virginia, before being moved to Moshannon Valley Processing Center, according to local newspaper Observer-Reporter. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 Lassiter has an extensive criminal record that dates back to 2014 and includes an April first-degree burglary conviction out of Hennepin County. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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