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

How about a, “Let’s Go Dodgers” chant for the longtime residents with no criminal record who spent last October huddled around their TV sets clinging to your victories as reason for hope?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

People will show up for what used to be routine interviews, whether it’s a bona fide marriage, even though they don’t have a criminal record, and yet, without warning, they’ll be detained.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

According to a study conducted by the DePaul University College of Law in 2000, of the then-ninety-eight occupations requiring licenses in Illinois, fifty-seven placed stipulations and/or restrictions on applicants with a criminal record.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander