rap sheet

English

Etymology

From RAP (“record of arrest and prosecution”) +‎ sheet.

Noun

rap sheet (plural rap sheets)

1. (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

Printed police record

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 警方逮捕紀錄 / 警方逮捕纪录 (jǐngfāng dàibǔ jìlù)

• Dutch: strafblad (nl) n
• Finnish: rikosrekisteri (fi)
• French: casier judiciaire (fr) m
• German: Strafregister n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rulleblad n

• Swedish: straffregister (sv) n

See also

• charge sheet

Anagrams

• preheats, speareth