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A register, maintained by the desk sergeant, of people arrested or brought in for questioning to a police station.
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police blotter — noun the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station • Syn: ↑blotter, ↑day book, ↑rap sheet, ↑charge sheet • Hypernyms: ↑written record, ↑written account … Useful english dictionary
Blotter — can mean several things: *For blotter acid, see LSD *For a desk blotter, see desk *For an antique blotter associated with a quill pen, see fountain pen and blotting paper. *Blotter can also refer to an official summary, usually covering a short… … Wikipedia
blotter — [blät′ər] n. 1. a piece of blotting paper ☆ 2. a book for recording events as they occur [a police blotter is a record of arrests and charges] … English World dictionary
blotter — 1. n. a drunkard. (See also sponge.) □ The guy’s a blotter. He’ll drink anything and lots of it. □ They say that Mr. Franklin is a blotter and needs treatment. 2. n. the drug LSD, sold on bits of blotting paper. (Drugs.) □ Most of the acid in… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blotter — n. blotting paper 1) a blotter absorbs (ink, water) record 2) a police blotter * * * [ blɒtə] [ record ] a police blotter [ blotting paper ] a blotter absorbs (ink, water) … Combinatory dictionary
police — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, mounted ▪ plain clothes, uniformed ▪ undercover ▪ riot, traffic … Collocations dictionary
blotter — UK [ˈblɒtə(r)] / US [ˈblɑtər] noun [countable] Word forms blotter : singular blotter plural blotters 1) a piece of special thick paper that you use for drying the ink when you have just finished writing with a fountain pen 2) American a book in… … English dictionary
blotter — blot|ter [ blatər ] noun count 1. ) a piece of special thick paper that you use for drying the ink when you have just finished writing with a FOUNTAIN PEN a ) a large piece of this type of paper that is kept flat on a desk, sometimes within a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blotter — noun Date: 1591 1. a piece of blotting paper 2. a book in which entries (as of transactions or occurrences) are made temporarily pending their transfer to permanent record books < police blotter > … New Collegiate Dictionary
blotter — /blot euhr/, n. 1. a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc. 2. a book in which transactions or events, as sales or arrests, are recorded as they occur: a police blotter. 3. Mach. a soft washer of blotting… … Universalium
