rogues' gallery

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noun

a collection of portraits of criminals and suspects maintained by the police for purposes of identification.

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Origin of rogues' gallery

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby rogues' gallery

rognon, rogue, rogue dialler, rogue elephant, roguery, rogues' gallery, rogue's march, rogue state, rogue's yarn, rogue trader, rogue wave

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How to use rogues' gallery in a sentence

He does not recognize any of the Rogues Gallery portraits as that of the man from whom he received the goods.
The Substitute Prisoner|Max Marcin
Itd be so nice if you were a criminal and had your picture in the rogues gallery.
Under Cover|Roi Cooper Megrue
I just asked him to have a drink when he said he didnt drink with strangers and hinted I had my picture in the rogues gallery.
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British Dictionary definitions for rogues' gallery

rogues' gallery

noun

a collection of photographs of known criminals kept by the police for identification purposes

a group of undesirable people

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with rogues' gallery

rogues' gallery

A police collection of pictures of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes. For example, The detective went through the entire rogues' gallery but couldn't find a match with the suspect. [Mid-1800s]