[GOPcapitalist]

Merriam-Webster defines mugging as an assault usually with the intent to rob.

...as always, Merriam-Webster - that great legal dictionary of case law definitions.

[Non-Sequitur]

...as always, Merriam-Webster - that great legal dictionary of case law definitions...

Well I doubt that you will find 'mugging' in a legal dictionary since it is not a legal term. It's a slang term for an assault usually involving robbery.