blotter

Meanings

Plural: blotters

Noun

• absorbent paper used to dry ink
• the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
• A piece of blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture.
• A daily register of arrests and other events in a police station.
• A register of the related events made in the form of the list of times and brief descriptions.
• A portion of blotter acid.

Synonyms

blotting paper, charge sheet, day book, desk blotter, desk pad, police blotter, rap sheet