1. Legal responsibility for a criminal act (he took the rap for his accomplices).
2. A criminal charge (a murder rap).
3. A criminal conviction; esp., a prison sentence (a 20-year rap for counterfeiting).
1. Legal responsibility for a criminal act (he took the rap for his accomplices).
2. A criminal charge (a murder rap).
3. A criminal conviction; esp., a prison sentence (a 20-year rap for counterfeiting).