rogues' gallery
noun
a collection of portraits of criminals and suspects maintained by the police for purposes of identification.
Origin of rogues' gallery
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby rogues' gallery
rogue trader,
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rogue's march,
rogue's yarn,
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rohnert park,
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rohypnol
British Dictionary definitions for rogues' gallery
rogues' gallery
noun
a collection of photographs of known criminals kept by the police for identification purposes
a group of undesirable people
Idioms and Phrases with rogues' gallery
rogues' gallery
A police collection of pictures of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes. For example, The detective went through the entire rogues' gallery but couldn't find a match with the suspect. [Mid-1800s]