rap sheet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From RAP (“record of arrest and prosecution”) + sheet.
Noun[edit]
rap sheet (plural rap sheets)
- (US, law, criminology) A printed police record of an individual's citations, arrests, convictions, and incarcerations, usually in a single jurisdiction.
- Synonym: (India) history sheet
- 2012, David Ylhainen, Second Sons:
- Three counts of breaking and entering, four counts of assault, seven misdemeanors for carrying illegal substances, and a partridge in a pear tree,” Paul finished with a smirk, handing the rap sheet to Mason.
- 2022 May 26, Matthew Wolfe, “The Rise and Fall of America’s Environmentalist Underground”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Seeking a new approach, he applied for an editor position at the Earth First! Journal, an environmental newsletter in Eugene, Ore. His application included a copy of his rap sheet; he was hired immediately.
Translations[edit]
Printed police record
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