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cop a plea |
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cop a plea Fig. to plead guilty to a lesser charge to avoid a more serious charge or lessen time of imprisonment. He copped a plea and got off with only two months in the slammer. See also: cop 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. See also: cop How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. The feds said that if I didn't cop a plea that I would get about 15 [years]. |
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