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verb (used with object), copped, cop·ping. Informal.
Verb phrase1.
to catch; nab.
2.
to steal; filch.
3.
to buy (narcotics).
4.
cop out,
a.
to avoid one's responsibility, the fulfillment of a promise, etc.; renege; back out (often followed by on or of): He never copped out on a friend in need. You agreed to go, and you can't cop out now.
b.
cop a plea.
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Cop a plea
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cop a plea,
a.
to plead guilty or confess in return for receiving a lighter sentence.
b.
to plead guilty to a lesser charge as a means of bargaining one's way out of standing trial for a more serious charge; plea-bargain.
Origin:
1695–1705; compare cap (obsolete) to arrest, Scots cap to seize ≪ dialectal Old French caper to take, ultimately < Latin capere
1695–1705; compare cap (obsolete) to arrest, Scots cap to seize ≪ dialectal Old French caper to take, ultimately < Latin capere
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
cop a plea
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Plead guilty or confess to a crime in exchange for a lighter sentence; also, plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for not being tried for a more serious charge. For example, Arnold decided he was better off copping a plea than facing a jury. [Colloquial; 1920s]
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Plead for mercy; make excuses. For example, He copped a plea about not knowing his way around. [Slang; c. 1940]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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