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mugshot

/ˈmʌɡʃɒt/noun

उच्चारण मग्शॉट

(पुलिस रिकॉर्ड के लिए) अपराधी के चेहरे की फ़ोटो, मगशॉट

Core word

noun
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    [C] informal

    a photograph of a person's face, especially one kept by the police in their records

    (पुलिस रिकॉर्ड के लिए) अपराधी के चेहरे की फ़ोटो, मगशॉट

    • The police released mugshots of the three suspects.
    • The newspaper printed the mugshot of the thief on the front page.
    • The newspaper showed the suspect's mugshot.
    + 2 more examples
    • The mugshot was taken just after his arrest.
    • Police circulated a mugshot of the missing man.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

mugshot (countable noun)

A mugshot is a photograph of a person's face taken by the police for their records. It is also written mug shot.

Mugshot पुलिस द्वारा रिकॉर्ड के लिए ली गई किसी व्यक्ति के चेहरे की तस्वीर है। इसे mug shot भी लिखा जाता है।

  • The police released the suspect's mugshot to newspapers.
  • His mugshot appeared on every news channel.

mugshot of + person

Use of to say whose face is shown; use for the purpose.

किसका चेहरा है यह बताने के लिए of का, और उद्देश्य के लिए for का प्रयोग करें।

  • Here is a mugshot of the missing man.
  • They took a mugshot for the police file.

informal: bad photo of a face

Informally, a mugshot can mean any unflattering photo of someone's face, such as on an ID card.

अनौपचारिक रूप में mugshot किसी के चेहरे की कोई भी बेढंगी तस्वीर हो सकती है, जैसे पहचान-पत्र की फ़ोटो।

  • My passport photo looks like a mugshot.

mugshot + noun phrases

Mugshot is also used in compounds: mugshot gallery, mugshot database. In these the first noun works like an adjective and stays singular.

Mugshot मिश्र शब्दों में भी आता है: mugshot gallery, mugshot database। इनमें पहली संज्ञा adjective की तरह काम करती है और एकवचन रहती है।

  • The police keep a mugshot database of repeat offenders.
+Collocations 5

verb + mugshot

takereleasepublishpostcirculate

  • The police circulated the mugshot to all stations.

adjective + mugshot

officialpolicefamousgrainyunflattering

  • An unflattering mugshot of the minister went viral.

mugshot + noun

mugshot gallerymugshot databasemugshot photomugshot book

  • Witnesses were asked to look through a mugshot book.

context

arrestbookingidentificationwanted poster

  • The mugshot was taken at the time of arrest.

photo types

front-view mugshotside-view mugshotcolour mugshotdigital mugshot

  • The police need a front-view and a side-view mugshot of each prisoner.
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  • The witness identified the thief from a mugshot.

गवाह ने mugshot से चोर की पहचान की।

  • Newspapers carried the mugshot of the wanted man on the front page.

अख़बारों ने वांछित व्यक्ति की mugshot पहले पृष्ठ पर छापी।

  • Radhika laughed that her college ID looked like a mugshot.

राधिका ने हँसते हुए कहा कि उसका कॉलेज का पहचान-पत्र mugshot जैसा दिखता है।

  • A photographer was not allowed to publish mugshots without permission.

फ़ोटोग्राफ़र को अनुमति के बिना mugshots छापने की इजाज़त नहीं थी।

  • The police compared the mugshot with the CCTV image.

पुलिस ने mugshot का मिलान CCTV की तस्वीर से किया।

  • The magazine used an old mugshot of the actor beside the story.

पत्रिका ने कहानी के साथ अभिनेता की पुरानी mugshot इस्तेमाल की।

  • Many websites publish mugshots, which has raised questions about privacy.

कई वेबसाइटें mugshots छापती हैं, जिससे निजता के प्रश्न उठे हैं।