rap sheet

noun

: a police arrest record especially for an individual

Examples of rap sheet in a Sentence

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There has been much consternation online and in the press about why Kendrick, the moral vanguard of hip-hop and conscious rap crusader, would want to collaborate with Carti given his rap sheet. Hazlitt, 28 May 2025 To go from such a damning rap sheet to not having even one player dismissed in 46 league fixtures this time around shows how hard the manager has worked on sorting out what had become a problematic area. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Bustamante-Leiva is a reported career criminal whose rap sheet also includes a 2021 shoplifting arrest in Utah and a huge bust in London in 2015, where he was arrested for a months-long theft spree and charged with swiping $28,000 in phones, wallets, and computers, according to the Post. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Maher eventually became involved with a woman named Beverly Ann Merrill, whose rap sheet allegedly includes charges of extortion, kidnapping, and drug possession. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Apr. 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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