Mugg
/mʌɡ/
Definitions
- (n.) A person who assaults someone by force to steal from them, often synonymous with assailant or robber in criminal law.
The mugg approached unsuspected pedestrians to commit theft.
Forms
- muggs
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Commentary
While 'mugg' is informal and less common in formal legal texts, it is occasionally encountered in case narratives or police reports referring to a person who commits a mugging.
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