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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The mug shot itself in fact, hangs outside of the Oval Office.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The president and his supporters have leaned into the mug shot, viewing it as a symbol of his outsider status and as emblematic of his claims that he was politically targeted.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Then, in April 1995, Melissa’s sister saw their dad’s mug shot on TV.
—Sharon Cotliar, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Trump mugshot now hangs outside Oval Office Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss President Trump’s popular mug shot that now hangs outside the Oval office.
—The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The president and his supporters have leaned into the mug shot, viewing it as a symbol of his outsider status and as emblematic of his claims that he was politically targeted.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Then, in April 1995, Melissa’s sister saw their dad’s mug shot on TV.
—Sharon Cotliar, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Trump mugshot now hangs outside Oval Office Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss President Trump’s popular mug shot that now hangs outside the Oval office.
—The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Mug shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%20shot. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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