rap sheet

noun

: a police arrest record especially for an individual

Examples of rap sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Over the years, authorities say, Nickerson built up a rap sheet that included convictions for kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 For years, the company had eyed a U.S. IPO, but a lengthy rap sheet of corruption charges, both at home in Brazil and in the United States, got in the way of SEC approval for the IPO. Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Bynum has a lengthy rap sheet, including allegations of fraud, forgery and theft stretching back to 2013, the records reveal. Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025 And now his rap sheet makes the self-destructive abandon in his songs feel too real and too close to dark sagas of alcohol abuse in country music for comfort. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rap sheet

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rap sheet was in 1940

Cite this Entry

“Rap sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rap%20sheet. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!