criminal record

noun

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

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McGlone has a criminal record in Clermont County with multiple past arrests, court records show. Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025 The company said O’Toole had a clean record when he was hired and completed all mandatory background checks, including a comprehensive criminal record search and a federal fingerprinting process. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025 She was arrested during a traffic stop and taken into custody despite having no criminal record. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 Watch Hustle on Netflix Emily the Criminal Aubrey Plaza stars as Emily, a college grad drowning in student debt and unable to find a job thanks to a minor criminal record. Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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