Phrase guide

criminal record

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: police record

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court
  • the prostitute had a record a mile long

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: record

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: list, listing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَجَّل اَلْجِنَائِيَّة (sajjal al-jināʔiyya) — a record of past crimes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 犯罪記錄 /犯罪记录 (fànzuì jìlù) — a record of past crimes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 案底 (àndǐ) — a record of past crimes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 前科 (qiánkē) — a record of past crimes
  • Danish: straffeattest — a record of past crimes
  • Danish: generalieblad — a record of past crimes
  • Danish: synderegister — a record of past crimes
  • Dutch: strafblad — a record of past crimes
  • Dutch: strafregister — a record of past crimes
  • Finnish: rikosrekisteri — a record of past crimes
  • French: casier judiciaire — a record of past crimes
  • French: casier — a record of past crimes
  • German: Vorstrafenregister — a record of past crimes
  • German: Strafregister — a record of past crimes
  • Hungarian: bűnügyi nyilvántartás — a record of past crimes
  • Hungarian: előélet — a record of past crimes
  • Indonesian: catatan kepolisian — a record of past crimes
  • Indonesian: catatan kriminal — a record of past crimes
  • Japanese: 前科 (zenka) — a record of past crimes
  • Korean: 전과 (jeon'gwa) — a record of past crimes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rulleblad — a record of past crimes
  • Polish: karalność uprzednia — a record of past crimes
  • Polish: karalność dotychczasowa — a record of past crimes
  • Polish: karalność wcześniejsza — a record of past crimes
  • Polish: kryminalna przeszłość — a record of past crimes
  • Portuguese: antecedentes — a record of past crimes
  • Romanian: antecedent penal — a record of past crimes
  • Romanian: cazier judiciar — a record of past crimes
  • Russian: досье́ престу́пника (dosʹjé prestúpnika) — a record of past crimes
  • Russian: уголо́вное про́шлое (ugolóvnoje próšloje) — a record of past crimes
  • Russian: суди́мость (sudímostʹ) — a record of past crimes
  • Spanish: antecedentes penales — a record of past crimes
  • Spanish: prontuario — a record of past crimes
  • Spanish: expediente criminal — a record of past crimes
  • Swedish: belastningsregister — a record of past crimes
  • Swedish: brottsregister — a record of past crimes
  • Turkish: adli sicil kaydı — a record of past crimes
  • Turkish: sabıka kaydı — a record of past crimes
  • Vietnamese: lý lịch tư pháp — a record of past crimes