criminal record

Example Sentences

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Suranovas does already have a criminal record, something he brought up himself, but he consistently downplayed his own role.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

On Wednesday, CNN shared body camera footage from the shooting of Marimar Martinez, a Montessori school teacher in Chicago with no criminal record.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Gonzalez was an asylum-seeker with no criminal record but was deported to Mexico.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Harris said most of people held at the detention facility “have no criminal record whatsoever, and yet the government treats them worse than the highest-security criminals.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

A little legal advice from my cousin: as a young person without immigration status, you must avoid a criminal record at all costs.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi