criminal record

noun

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

Examples of criminal record in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hinton has a criminal record dating to 1997 that includes convictions for assault, larceny and drug sales, federal authorities said in a search warrant application. CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024 Joplin, who had a previous criminal record, was arrested in Seattle on March 31, 2017. Xander Samaras, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024 Harris lodged attacks against Trump that Biden left on the table, about Trump’s admiration for dictators, his pledge to suspend the Constitution, his divisiveness and his criminal record. Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 De Leon and Barbato say risk of deportation is low under the Biden administration as long as the applicant does not have a serious criminal record. Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024 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 9 Oct. 2024.

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