criminal record

noun

A record of the past crimes of which someone has been convicted.

Meanings

nouncriminal record (plural criminal records)

plural criminal records

  1. A record of the past crimes of which someone has been convicted.

    Synonyms: police record

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA record of the past crimes of which someone has been convicted.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic سَجَّل اَلْجِنَائِيَّة
  • سَجَّل اَلْجِنَائِيَّة (sajjal al-jināʔiyya)a record of past crimes
Chinese Mandarin 犯罪記錄 /犯罪记录, 案底
  • 犯罪記錄 /犯罪记录 (fànzuì jìlù)a record of past crimes
  • 案底 (àndǐ)a record of past crimes
  • 前科 (qiánkē)a record of past crimes
Danish straffeattest, generalieblad
  • straffeattesta record of past crimes
  • generalieblada record of past crimes
  • synderegistera record of past crimes
Dutch strafblad, strafregister
  • strafblada record of past crimes
  • strafregistera record of past crimes
Finnish rikosrekisteri
  • rikosrekisteria record of past crimes
French casier judiciaire, casier
  • casier judiciairea record of past crimes
  • casiera record of past crimes
German Vorstrafenregister, Strafregister
  • Vorstrafenregistera record of past crimes
  • Strafregistera record of past crimes
Hungarian bűnügyi nyilvántartás, előélet
  • bűnügyi nyilvántartása record of past crimes
  • előéleta record of past crimes
Indonesian catatan kepolisian, catatan kriminal
  • catatan kepolisiana record of past crimes
  • catatan kriminala record of past crimes
Japanese 前科
  • 前科 (zenka)a record of past crimes
Korean 전과
  • 전과 (jeon'gwa)a record of past crimes
Norwegian Bokmål rulleblad
  • rulleblada record of past crimes
Polish karalność uprzednia, karalność dotychczasowa
  • karalność uprzedniaa record of past crimes
  • karalność dotychczasowaa record of past crimes
  • karalność wcześniejszaa record of past crimes
  • kryminalna przeszłośća record of past crimes
Portuguese antecedentes
  • antecedentesa record of past crimes
Romanian antecedent penal, cazier judiciar
  • antecedent penala record of past crimes
  • cazier judiciara record of past crimes
Russian досье́ престу́пника, уголо́вное про́шлое
  • досье́ престу́пника (dosʹjé prestúpnika)a record of past crimes
  • уголо́вное про́шлое (ugolóvnoje próšloje)a record of past crimes
  • суди́мость (sudímostʹ)a record of past crimes
Spanish antecedentes penales, prontuario
  • antecedentes penalesa record of past crimes
  • prontuarioa record of past crimes
  • expediente criminala record of past crimes
Swedish belastningsregister, brottsregister
  • belastningsregistera record of past crimes
  • brottsregistera record of past crimes
Turkish adli sicil kaydı, sabıka kaydı
  • adli sicil kaydıa record of past crimes
  • sabıka kaydıa record of past crimes
Vietnamese lý lịch tư pháp
  • lý lịch tư phápa record of past crimes
Cite this entry
APA

criminal record. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20record

MLA

“criminal record.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20record. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “criminal record,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20record.

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