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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Comey next week will have his mug shot taken and be arraigned in federal court.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The early days of the case produced the president’s now-iconic mug shot on Aug. 24, 2023 and touched off the lawfare campaign against the eventual winner of the 2024 election.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
The singer addressed his arrest for the first time days later by sharing a photo of his mug shot to Instagram.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This was when my mug shot was taken in a Chicago jail in 2002, after I had been arrested for felony possession of narcotics.
—Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The early days of the case produced the president’s now-iconic mug shot on Aug. 24, 2023 and touched off the lawfare campaign against the eventual winner of the 2024 election.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
The singer addressed his arrest for the first time days later by sharing a photo of his mug shot to Instagram.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This was when my mug shot was taken in a Chicago jail in 2002, after I had been arrested for felony possession of narcotics.
—Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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“Mug shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%20shot. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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