rap sheet

Definition of rap sheet

: a police arrest record especially for an individual

Examples of rap sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 40-year-old, who has a long rap sheet, was driven back to the jail following the appointment and was released from the facility the following day. — Connor Sheets, ProPublica, "How Some Sheriffs Force Their Inmates Into Medical Debt," 26 Dec. 2019 The 40-year-old, who has a long rap sheet, was driven back to the jail following the appointment and was released from the facility the following day. — Connor Sheets | Csheets@al.com, al, "How some Alabama sheriffs force inmates into medical debt," 26 Dec. 2019 Solis, who has an extensive rap sheet, was charged with capital murder of a police officer in Brewster’s death after allegedly confessing to killing the sergeant. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Police radio traffic captures fallen HPD sergeant’s last moments," 9 Dec. 2019 Then again, the Patriots' past rap sheet means football fans outside New England don't give them the benefit of the doubt. 1. — Arnie Stapleton, chicagotribune.com, "New England Patriots go from very back luck to very bad look," 10 Dec. 2019 Police said Moore has a rap sheet with convictions for assault, robbery and weapon possession. — Fox News, "Video shows St. Louis bar patron calmly lighting cigarette during armed stick-up," 1 Sep. 2019 His rap sheet included serving time for weapons charges and threatening to kill a live-in girlfriend. — Corina Knoll, New York Times, "How 2 Drifters Brought Anti-Semitic Terror to Jersey City," 15 Dec. 2019 According to online court records, Smith has a lengthy rap sheet of past convictions for crimes such as robbery and theft. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "New DNA evidence helps lead to arrest of Louisville man in 29-year-old rape case," 7 Dec. 2019 Coming into the 2017 draft, Dalvin Cook was considered off-limits by many NFL teams, deterred by a rap sheet compiled during his teen years. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, "Charley Walters: Vikings need three wins to make playoffs," 30 Nov. 2019

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15 Feb 2020

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“Rap sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rap%20sheet. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.

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