Criminal Background

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 330 v.1

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1. background check / background investigation |n| a process of looking up and compiling criminal records, commercial records and financial records of an individual or an organization.
2. "Do I have a right to see my criminal background check?"
3. "Police obtain personal information about the suspect, notes the alleged crime, and does a criminal background check."
4. criminal record / records / record sing / criminal record sing / police record sing / previous convictions |n| a file that lists all of the crimes a person has committed.
5. "We don't allow anyone with a criminal record into our country."
6. "The accused has no previous convictions.
7. "To have a bad record."
   
8. dossier |pl| a file containing detailed records on a particular subject.
9. "To keep a dossier on somebody."
10. financial records |n| formal documents representing the transactions of a business, individual or other organization.