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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA report on a person’s legal and criminal personal history.
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Chinese Mandarin 背景調查 /背景调查, 背調 /背调
- 背景調查 /背景调查 (bèijǐng diàochá)report on a person
- 背調 /背调 (bèidiào)report on a person
Finnish taustaselvitys, taustatarkistus
- taustaselvitysreport on a person
- taustatarkistusreport on a person
Hebrew בדיקת רקע
- בדיקת רקעreport on a person
Hungarian háttérellenőrzés
- háttérellenőrzésreport on a person
Norwegian bakgrunnssjekk
- bakgrunnssjekkreport on a person
Portuguese verificação de antecedentes
- verificação de antecedentesreport on a person
Spanish verificación de antecedentes, chequeo de antecedentes
- verificación de antecedentesreport on a person
- chequeo de antecedentesreport on a person
Swedish bakgrundskontroll
- bakgrundskontrollreport on a person
Vietnamese thẩm tra lí lịch
- thẩm tra lí lịchreport on a person
Cite this entry
APA
background check. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20check
MLA
“background check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20check. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “background check,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20check.
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