noun
( BrE ) a record kept in a police station of the names of people that the police have stated to be guilty of a crime (= that they have charged)
noun
( BrE ) a record kept in a police station of the names of people that the police have stated to be guilty of a crime (= that they have charged)
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005