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What is "criminal record"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
criminal record
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Judge Stevens noted that Osborn had no criminal record and no history of violence.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A mini-breakdown was less of a black mark than a criminal record if he should ever choose to emigrate.
▪ Background sketchy, certainly no criminal record.
▪ Have their parents got any sort of criminal record?
▪ He has an extensive criminal record.
▪ Normally forms must be filled out before such badges can be issued, including disclosure of a criminal record.
▪ The jury were entitled to know the witness's criminal record.
Wiktionary
criminal record

n. A record of past crimes of which an individual has been convicted.

WordNet
criminal record

n. a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long" [syn: record]

Wikipedia
Criminal record

A criminal record or police record is a record of a person's criminal history, generally used by potential employers, lenders etc. to assess his or her trustworthiness. The information included in a criminal record and the existence of a criminal record varies between countries and even between jurisdictions within a country. In most cases it lists all non-expunged criminal offences and may also include traffic offences such as speeding and drunk-driving. In some countries the record is limited to actual convictions (where the individual has pleaded guilty or been declared guilty by a qualified court), while in others it also includes arrests, charges dismissed, charges pending and charges of which the individual has been acquitted.

Usage examples of "criminal record".

I don't have a fingerprinting outfit with me, I don't have access to a lot of criminal records, I can't broadcast your father's description, and I haven't got an army of operatives to follow every lead.