'Mugging' definitions:

Definition of 'mugging'

From: WordNet
noun
Assault with intent to rob

Definition of 'Mugging'

From: GCIDE
  • Mugging \Mug"ging\, n. [p. pr. & vb. n. from mug, v.] A robbery; a taking of property by threatening (or performing) violence on the person who is robbed. See mug, v.
  • Syn: robbery, holdup, stickup [PJC + WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'mugging'

From: Moby Thesaurus