"Criminal conviction" refers to a legal decision that someone is guilty of committing a crime. It means that a person has been found by a court to have committed an offense and has been officially declared as a criminal. Full definition
Since I'm an immigration attorney, I'm often asked for my opinion on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and activities. (jgoldlaw.com)
A youth record with a prior conviction may be used as a prior criminal conviction for the purposes of increased penalty where the index offence has occurred within 5 years of the youth conviction. (criminalnotebook.ca)
New language was added enabling boards to consider certain criminal convictions in assessing a membership applicant. (realtormag.realtor.org)