"police blotter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: police blotters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} police blotter (plural police blotters)
  1. (US) A register, maintained by the desk sergeant, of people arrested or brought in for questioning to a police station; (UK) charge sheet. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-police_blotter-en-noun-pDpLezft Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 87 13 Categories (other): American English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (US) A newspaper column publishing highlights therefrom. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-police_blotter-en-noun--5RAwz09 Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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