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cop a plea

slang US

Definition

to admit to having committed a crime in order to avoid being punished for a more serious crimeCourt cases, orders and decisions
(Definition of cop a plea from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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