criminal record

noun

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

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This dataset gives a way to cross-check whether agents are targeting people with no criminal record. Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 Officials from the National Latino Evangelical Coalition said on Wednesday that Vasquez has no criminal record. Nick Caloway, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Police did not disclosed whether Gibson had a criminal record. Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 But still most of those booked — 850 — had no criminal record. Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 31 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 9 Apr. 2026.

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