Rap-sheet
noun, Slang.
1.
a record kept by law-enforcement authorities of a person’s arrests and convictions.
noun
1.
(mainly US & Canadian, informal) a police record of an individual’s criminal history
noun phrase
: Their rap sheets listed convictions for the possession or sale of controlled substances (1960+)
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