cop-out
/ˈkɑpˌɑʊt/ n [C] (also cop out)Definition
› a way or an excuse to avoid responsibility or to avoid doing something: A plea of temporary insanity is a cop-out and should not be allowed, he said.
(Definition of cop-out n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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