criminal record
Americannoun
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Police chief Danny Levy told journalists the attacker had a criminal record.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The court said it had taken Kim's lack of a prior criminal record into account in its sentencing.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
He was one of about 200 people ensnared in Operation Catch of the Day, the overwhelming majority of whom had no criminal record.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Strong families and strong schools shape habits and values more effectively than the threat of a criminal record ever will.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Fully 70 percent of men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five in the impoverished and overwhelmingly black North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side are saddled for life with a criminal record.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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