background check

noun, verb — 2 senses

background check

nounalso spelled background-check
1

Business, Law A report on a person’s legal and criminal personal history.

Derived terms
background-check

background-check

verb
1

Informal To administer or execute a report on a person’s legal and criminal personal history.

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