conviction record
Documented guilty verdicts
A conviction record is an official document listing a person's criminal convictions.
Background checks for employment, housing, or licensing typically include conviction records.
The term distinguishes convictions from arrests or charges that didn't result in guilty verdicts: The application asked about conviction records, not arrest history.
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
- criminal historyRecord of past offenses
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
- felonySerious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
background screening · expungement · arrest · mugshot · fingerprints · parole · probation · sentence · guilty · verdict · court · incarceration · prison · jail · rehabilitation · employment · job application · hiring
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court cases, case files, court orders
- police recordsarrest report, police reports, incident report, case files, crime report
- prison recordsinmate number, booking number, case files, booking form, booking photo
conviction recordclean record
Absence of prior offenses
clean slate · spotless record · sealed record · clean hands · innocence
conviction recordacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
exoneration · not guilty verdict · dismissal · charges dropped · case dismissed
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