arrest record
Prior detention documentation
An arrest record is an official document showing a person's history of arrests by law enforcement.
Unlike a criminal record, it includes arrests that didn't result in conviction—charges dropped, cases dismissed, or acquittals.
Arrest records can affect employment, housing, and background checks even when no crime was proven: The job application asked about my arrest record.
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
- criminal historyRecord of past offenses
- mugshotPolice identification photograph
- felonySerious criminal offense
- convictionFirmly held belief
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- police beatcrime report, traffic stop, burglary, theft, vandalism
- life recordsautobiography, biography, birth certificate, death certificate, genealogy
- arresthandcuffs, Miranda warning, booking, custody, detained
- legal documentscontract, affidavit, deed, will, subpoena
- police recordspolice reports, incident report, case files, crime report, police report
- personal recordspersonal best, PR, medical history, PB, work history
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Absence of prior offenses
clean slate · spotless record · good standing · pardon · expungement
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History of proven offenses
criminal conviction · dismissal · not guilty verdict · exoneration · charges dropped
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