criminal record

noun

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

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Given the president-elect’s age, and his lack of a prior criminal record, many legal experts agreed that a sentence carrying some form of punishment, like a fine or probation, was more likely. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025 Trump will be the first president to enter office with a criminal record. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025 Forty-eight Democrats joined all Republicans in backing the legislation, which is named after the student who was killed by an immigrant with a criminal record living in the country illegally. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025 Neely had a lengthy criminal record, an active arrest warrant, a history of psychosis and was high. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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