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rap sheet
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rap sheet
(noun)
rap sheet
noun
plural
rap sheets
rap sheet
noun
plural
rap sheets
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAP SHEET
[
count
]
US, informal
:
a list kept by the police of all the times a person has been arrested
He has a long
rap sheet
. [=he has been arrested many times]
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called also
(British)
charge sheet
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