criminal record

Example Sentences

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At the point of his suspension, it was discovered that Turner had not undergone the enhanced criminal record check – or Access NI - that was required for his role.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Police chief Danny Levy told journalists the attacker had a criminal record.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The first was that a key witness, one who claimed he had heard Whitton confess to the crime while in prison, had lied to the court about having a criminal record.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Sarmiento said that "70% of the people arrested, detained and deported have no criminal record".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

She began to associate with Ralph Myers, a white man with a badly disfigured face and lengthy criminal record who seemed to perfectly embody her fall from grace.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson