逮捕歴

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 逮捕歴. Reading: たいほれき. Core meaning: arrest record.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 小説の登場人物には過去の逮捕歴があり、それが物語の鍵になる / 面接官は逮捕歴だけで人物を決めつけなかった.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Arrest versus conviction
  • 逮捕歴 records that a person has been arrested in the past. An arrest alone is not the same as 前科, which concerns a criminal conviction.