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History-sheeter is an Indian police term for a criminal with a long record of serious crime. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as an Indian English term for "a person with a criminal record."[1] The term is a formation specific to India.[2]

Police stations in India maintain history sheets (similar to US rap sheets) in three categories. A repeat offender progresses from category 'C' to 'B' to 'A'; a "Category A" history-sheeter is considered to be a hardened criminal, whose criminal inclination is close to incurable.

Notable category A history-sheeters include criminal politicians such as D. P. Yadav, Amarmani Tripathi, Pappu Yadav, etc.

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References

  1. ^ http://oed.com/view/Entry/87324?redirectedFrom=history%20sheeter#eid42547561
  2. ^ World Englishes: Critical Concepts in Linguistics, Volume 2 by Kingsley Bolton, Braj B. Kachru, p.247 gbook
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