rap sheet

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rap sheet]
- /ræp ʃit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rap sheet]
- /ræp ʃit/

Definitions of rap sheet words

noun rap sheet a record kept by law-enforcement authorities of a person's arrests and convictions. 1
countable noun rap sheet A rap sheet is a legal document which records someone's arrests and crimes. 0
noun rap sheet a police record of an individual's criminal history 0
noun rap sheet a person's police record of arrests and convictions 0

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Origin of rap sheet

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

1955-60; rap1 (in the slang sense “a criminal charge”)

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Parts of speech for Rap sheet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rap sheet

rap sheet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rap sheet usage trend in Literature

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