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Definition of mugshot noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mugshot

noun

/ˈmʌɡʃɒt/

/ˈmʌɡʃɑːt/

(informal)

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a photograph of somebody’s face kept by the police in their records to identify criminalsTopics Law and justicec2, Crime and punishmentc2

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