mugshot

noun/mʌɡʃɑt/

Frequency rank: #18,856 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A photograph taken by police of a person's face after they have been arrested.

Illustration for the English word “mugshot”

Example sentence

The police released his mugshot to the public after his arrest.

Synonyms & related words

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