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rap sheet

NOUN
arrest record
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When asked last week whether the person arrested outside the news conference had a criminal record, a Homeland Security spokesperson said the agency would share a criminal rap sheet when it was available.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Sure, bunnies are cute, but Bugs Bunny must have a rap sheet as long as his arm.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2025

He had a rap sheet stretching back to the 1970s, according to French regional media outlet France 3.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

It is a computerized database of documented criminal records, commonly known as the FBI rap sheet.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

I got a school rap sheet, but in school they call it a "file."

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds



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