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a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person<the headlines in the paper today are all about the mayor facing an embezzlement rap>— see charge 1
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a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument<the doctor used a little hammer to give me a rap on the knee to test my reflexes>— see 11blow
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responsibility for wrongdoing or failure<would sooner take the rap for the missing money than tell on his friend>— see blame 1
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