Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "mugshot" tana nufin hoton fuskar mutum, musamman wanda aka ɗauka don bayanan 'yan sanda. Yawancin lokaci ana ɗaukar mugshots lokacin da aka kama mutum kuma a ajiye shi a hannun 'yan sanda. Yawancin lokaci ana ɗaukar su daga gaba da gefe, kuma sun haɗa da gano bayanai kamar sunan mutumin, shekarunsa, da ranar kama shi. Ana iya amfani da mugshots don dalilai daban-daban, gami da tantancewa, shaida a cikin binciken laifuffuka, da bugawa a gidajen watsa labarai.