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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His Georgia mug shot was a merchandising gold mine.
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Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines is seen in a mug shot provided by the Leslie County Detention Center in Kentucky.
—CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
Watch the video to see Garcia unearth other props from the show including Hurley's mug shot, winning lottery ticket with the cursed numbers, and more.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Chitwood posted the boy’s full name and mug shot to his Facebook page.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
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Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines is seen in a mug shot provided by the Leslie County Detention Center in Kentucky.
—CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
Watch the video to see Garcia unearth other props from the show including Hurley's mug shot, winning lottery ticket with the cursed numbers, and more.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Chitwood posted the boy’s full name and mug shot to his Facebook page.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Mug shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%20shot. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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