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criminal record
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criminal record
(noun)
criminal record
noun
plural
criminal records
criminal record
noun
plural
criminal records
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRIMINAL RECORD
[
count
]
:
a known record of having been arrested in the past for committing a crime
Do you have a
criminal record
? [=have you ever been arrested for a crime?]
someone with no
criminal record
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