criminal record

noun

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

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Ray insisted his brother-in-law has no criminal record, but the Department of Homeland Security says otherwise. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 Her only criminal record was writing two bad checks totaling $80 several years ago, Magaziner said. Luke Barr, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025 In a recent interview with , Ferreira’s attorney Todd Pomerleau said that his client has no criminal record and maintains close ties to the Leavitt family, contrary to the administration’s portrayal. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025 The 27-year-old Ivy Leaguer from a prominent Maryland family, who has no criminal record, has pleaded not guilty to the state-level murder charges and in a parallel federal death penalty case. Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 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 18 Dec. 2025.

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