rap sheet

American  

noun

Slang.

1. a record kept by law-enforcement authorities of a person's arrests and convictions.

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rap sheet British  

noun

1. informal  a police record of an individual's criminal history

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Etymology

Origin of rap sheet

1955–60; rap ¹ (in the slang sense “a criminal charge”)

Example Sentences

She will get the money, but only if she agrees to her stepsister’s unusual proposal: to marry her wayward fiance, who comes from a wealthy family but also has a rap sheet.

From Los Angeles Times

There are pay stubs where rap sheets used to be, text threads that start with the question “You good?” at 3:17 a.m., and apartment keys handed over when a kid can’t go home.

From Los Angeles Times

ICE said one of those detained was a Mexican citizen and green card holder with a lengthy rap sheet.

From BBC

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

Six months after Haney's vigilantism, and her steep rise to fame, the press's focus shifted to the Haney family's criminal rap sheet.

From BBC