cop a plea

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cop a plea (American, informal)

to admit that you are guilty of a crime in order to try to get a less severe punishment. The police hoped the men would cop a plea and testify against the ringleaders in return for reduced sentences.

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``There's been times when I've been placed on-call and then called into court and then by the time I get down to court, they cop a plea. LAPD BLOWS OT BUDGET COPS' SHORTER WORKWEEK AMONG MAJOR CULPRITS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The feds said that if I didn't cop a plea that I would get about 15 [years]. What a bargain: the widespread practice of plea bargaining has ... by West, Rolanda J. / Colorlines Magazine More results

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``There's been times when I've been placed on-call and then called into court and then by the time I get down to court, they cop a plea.

LAPD BLOWS OT BUDGET COPS' SHORTER WORKWEEK AMONG MAJOR CULPRITS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

The feds said that if I didn't cop a plea that I would get about 15 [years].

What a bargain: the widespread practice of plea bargaining has ... by West, Rolanda J. / Colorlines Magazine

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