mug shot
noun
: a photograph of usually a person's head and especially face
specifically
: a police photograph of a suspect's face or profile
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See Duggar's latest mug shot above.
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Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Tiger Woods got out of jail and into the passenger seat of a dark SUV, his face as vacant as his mug shot as he was driven away to a future again filled with so much uncertainty.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes’s mug shot after his arrest in San Francisco, in 1986.Photograph courtesy San Francisco Police Department / DEA
The blood and fury following Mencho’s death encapsulate the life and legacy of the crime king.
—Ioan Grillo, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
As Texas governor a decade ago, Rick Perry printed his felony mug shot on a T-shirt for supporters.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Tiger Woods got out of jail and into the passenger seat of a dark SUV, his face as vacant as his mug shot as he was driven away to a future again filled with so much uncertainty.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes’s mug shot after his arrest in San Francisco, in 1986.Photograph courtesy San Francisco Police Department / DEA
The blood and fury following Mencho’s death encapsulate the life and legacy of the crime king.
—Ioan Grillo, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
As Texas governor a decade ago, Rick Perry printed his felony mug shot on a T-shirt for supporters.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Mug shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%20shot. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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