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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Then, in April 1995, Melissa’s sister saw their dad’s mug shot on TV.
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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
Trump has asked an appeal court to drop the charges in the Georgia racketeering case, which led to the mug shot, due to his return to office, Reuters reported.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Political strategists speculated that Trump’s defiant look in the mug shot was strategically used to energize MAGA.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Feb. 2025
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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
Trump has asked an appeal court to drop the charges in the Georgia racketeering case, which led to the mug shot, due to his return to office, Reuters reported.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Political strategists speculated that Trump’s defiant look in the mug shot was strategically used to energize MAGA.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Mug shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%20shot. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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