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mug shot

–noun Slang.
1. an identifying photograph of a suspect or criminal, often one of a set showing a frontal view, a profile view, and a view of the back of the head.
2. any closeup photograph of one's face.

Origin:
1945–50
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mug shot  
n.   Informal
A photograph of a person's face, especially one made for police files.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
mug shot

  1. n.
    a photograph of one's face taken for police records. (Underworld.) : I'm going to have to ask you to come down to the station and go through some mug shots.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: mug shot
Function: noun
: a police photograph of a suspect's face or profile that is taken when the suspect is booked
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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