criminal record

noun

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

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Parra Hernandez, who has lived in Harris County for more than 30 years, has no criminal record and no pending deportation order, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said at a news conference Friday. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026 Cummings has a lengthy criminal record, including serving three years in prison for a stabbing at an Atlantic City casino in July 2020. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026 Human Rights Watch did not seek to establish membership, noting that neither gang affiliation nor a criminal record justifies excessive force or an extrajudicial killing. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 But how will that affect the FOIA, and the people's right to know, say, what the criminal record is for a candidate for office? — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2026.

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