rap sheet

noun

: a police arrest record especially for an individual

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In addition to the latest allegations, Chavez has a rap sheet in California dating back to 2012, when he was convicted of DUI and sentenced to 13 days in jail. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025 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 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 Jul. 2025.

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