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n.An official history of a person’s arrests, convictions, sentences, and paroles; also called a rap sheet.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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criminal record — n an official record kept by the police of any crimes a person has committed ▪ He already had a criminal record … Dictionary of contemporary English
criminal record — noun count an official list of crimes that someone has committed: We have to check whether applicants have a criminal record … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Criminal record — This article is about the crime term. For the record label, see Criminal Records. A criminal record is a record of a person s criminal history, generally used by potential employers, lenders etc. to assess his or her trustworthiness. The… … Wikipedia
criminal record — noun a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court the prostitute had a record a mile long • Syn: ↑record • Hypernyms: ↑list,… … Useful english dictionary
criminal record — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms criminal record : singular criminal record plural criminal records an official list of crimes that someone has committed We have to check whether applicants have a criminal record … English dictionary
criminal record — also record noun (C) an official record kept by the police of any crimes a person has committed: The defendant has no previous criminal record … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
criminal record — registration of a criminal history, written index of a criminal past … English contemporary dictionary
criminal record — noun a list of a person s previous criminal convictions. ↘a history of being convicted for crime … English new terms dictionary
criminal record — noun A record of past crimes an individual has been convicted of … Wiktionary
criminal record — /ˌkrɪmɪn(ə)l rekɔ:d/ noun same as police record … Dictionary of banking and finance
