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'mug shot' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe a photograph of someone's face that is typically taken by law enforcement officials (e.g., when someone is arrested or charged with a crime). For example: "The police released a mug shot of the suspect in the robbery."
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mug shot
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A photograph taken of the head and shoulders, often from the front and in profile, usually taken in conjunction with somebody's arrest.
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— in the mug shot.
"Look at this mug shot.
It was a mug shot.
Manssor Arbabsiar in a 2001 mug shot.
Cole's mug shot was already on file.
In his mug shot, he is smiling.
That isn't grounds for a mug shot.
mug shot, Memorial archives, Saint Petersburg (fragment).
See the mug shot: a familiar pose by now.
Now to another building for the mug shot.
#SandraBland isn't "dead" in her mug shot gullible fools.
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