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.
2.
any closeup photograph of someone's face.
Also, mugshot.
Origin
1945-50
Examples from the web for mug shot
The ads end with a drunk driver having his mug shot taken after being arrested for impaired driving.
We are currently researching for old mug shot and booking photos of these offenders so they can be added.
British Dictionary definitions for mug shot
mug shot
noun
1.
(informal) a photograph of a person's face, esp one resembling a police-file picture
Slang definitions & phrases for mug shot
mug shot
noun phrase
A photograph of a person's face, esp the front and side views made for police records; art: passed around a mug shot of Willie/ She had identified a ''mug shot'' from the books as the man who attacked her(1940s+)