PREVIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary If someone has previous, they have been found guilty of one or more crimes in the past Previous is short for "previous convictions ": He's got previous for stealing from his employer
Previous - definition of previous by The Free Dictionary 1 coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner 2 Informal done, occurring, etc , before the proper time; premature: Aren't you a little previous with that request?
previous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (informal, UK) A record of previous hostility or conflict (between people) The two players refused to shake hands — there's a bit of previous there