rap sheet

noun

: a police arrest record especially for an individual

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Still, with 28 Grammys and a rap sheet that includes working with the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Will Smith and more, the legendary producer always maintained that his kids were the best things to ever happen to him. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Routh has a lengthy rap sheet, including a 2002 conviction for possession of a weapon of mass destruction, as well as many social media profiles currently under investigation. Emily Chang, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024 Charles Ray Vines, from Fort Smith, had a criminal rap sheet that included murder. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024 Finley also has a lengthy rap sheet of prison misconduct, according to the case summary. Finley named as defendants Erica Huss, who was the deputy warden, and Sarah Schroeder, who temporarily served as deputy warden while Huss was on a leave of absence. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024 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 7 Dec. 2024.

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