mug shot

or mug·shot

noun Slang.

Also called headshot. 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.
any closeup photograph of someone's face.

Origin of mug shot

First recorded in 1945–50

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Examples from the Web for mugshot

Contemporary Examples of mugshot

Stakes was duly fingerprinted and made to pose for a mugshot, as Zimmerman still has not in connection with the Martin shooting.
New Sanford, Fla., Case Asks, Just When Can You Stand Your Ground?
Michael Daly
March 28, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for mugshot

mug shot

noun

informal a photograph of a person's face, esp one resembling a police-file picture

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Word Origin and History for mugshot

also mug shot, 1950; see mug (n.2) + shot (n.) in the photographic sense.