rap sheet

noun

: a police arrest record especially for an individual

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Rucker had a long rap sheet, and there are questions about why more wasn't done by authorities to prevent the attacks. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 Their stories of his strengths and virtues, and Carlson's thoughtful interviews on the phone from jail just didn't square with the long rap sheet the judge was reading off: felony operating under the influence, felony bail jumping, battery by prisoner while incarcerated. Quil Lawrence, NPR, 16 Nov. 2025 Hennen and Fairley are career criminals with serious charges on their lengthy rap sheets. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 The suspect has a rap sheet that includes convictions for a July 2022 stalking case in Dakota County and a domestic battery charge in Polk County, Florida, in August 2016, the affidavit said. Michael Kosnar, NBC news, 27 Oct. 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

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

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