criminal record

noun

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

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Case in point: A student at Emerson College and a doctoral candidate at Dartmouth College who never partook in protests or had any criminal record both recently had their visas stripped, Axios' Steph Solis reported. Avery Lotz, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025 Follow More of Our Reporting on Reality Check for KC Local Jackson County legislator dismisses misconduct investigation as personal vendetta April 2, 2025 3:16 PM Local KC area school board candidate has military criminal record. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025 Suri has no criminal record and has not been charged with any crime, according to the lawsuit. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Mar. 2025 The Trump administration has broadly portrayed migrants sent to Guantanamo as dangerous, though many had no criminal record in the U.S. Officials have claimed without evidence that some have ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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