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to cop a plea

to cop a plea phr.

a. (U.S. slang) to plead guilty, usually as part of a bargain or agreement with the prosecution.

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1926 Northeastern Reporter 150 716 When I go to the north side, I may be able to cop a plea.

1929 G. L. Hostetter & T. Q. Beesley It's a Racket! 222 Cop a plea, to plead guilty to a lesser crime than the one originally charged.

1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xvii. 139 You're going to cop a plea, brother, don't ever think you're not.

1974 Telegraph (Brisbane) 4 June 14/7 Today he did what Americans call copped a plea, in return for pleading guilty to the least serious charge against him, all the other charges of involvement in Watergate and the burglary of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist were dropped.

1994 Denver Post 6 Feb. c2/5 There's Jeff Gillooly, who copped a plea to save his butt.

b. (U.S. Black English slang) to avoid telling the truth, be evasive.

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1970 C. Major Dict. Afro-Amer. Slang 41 Cop a plea, to be verbally evasive.

1970 J. Cole in A. Chapman New Black Voices (1972) 495 The street life style is the cool world... It is here we see the greatest development of stylized talking, sounding,..copping a plea and whupping game.

1972 J. L. Dillard Black Eng. i. 4 Characteristic ghetto uses of language like..‘coppin' a plea’, and ‘the dozens’, are now fairly familiar.

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to cop a plea

e. Short for ‘a plea of guilty’. Frequently in to cop a plea (U.S. slang): to plead guilty, usually as part of a bargain or agreement with the prosecution.

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > [noun] > a pleading or plea > plea of guilty

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1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 15/1 The detective would swear, of course, that I'd hit him first; so I planned to take a plea, saying I was guilty of plain assault.

1925 Chicago Tribune 10 Apr. 16 In the jargon of the lawless, let it be explained, ‘copping a plea’ means to admit one's guilt in a gamble to prevent heavy sentence.

1936 Liberty 15 Feb. 10 Oh, he confessed. He's taking a plea tomorrow morning, and that ends it.

1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xvii. 139 You're going to cop a plea, brother, don't ever think you're not.

1963 ‘J. Prescot’ Case for Hearing viii. 123 As for the trial itself, I don't give it more than half a day. It's bound to end up in a plea.

1970 Daily Tel. 6 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 19/2 The majority of accused pleaded guilty—the case then being known to practitioners as a ‘plea’ as distinct from a ‘fight’—and for pleas there was no legal aid.

1994 Denver Post 6 Feb. c2/5 There's Jeff Gillooly, who copped a plea to save his butt.

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释义	> as lemmas to cop a plea to cop a plea phr. a. (U.S. slang) to plead guilty, usually as part of a bargain or agreement with the prosecution. ΚΠ 1926 Northeastern Reporter 150 716 When I go to the north side, I may be able to cop a plea. 1929 G. L. Hostetter & T. Q. Beesley It's a Racket! 222 Cop a plea, to plead guilty to a lesser crime than the one originally charged. 1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xvii. 139 You're going to cop a plea, brother, don't ever think you're not. 1974 Telegraph (Brisbane) 4 June 14/7 Today he did what Americans call copped a plea, in return for pleading guilty to the least serious charge against him, all the other charges of involvement in Watergate and the burglary of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist were dropped. 1994 Denver Post 6 Feb. c2/5 There's Jeff Gillooly, who copped a plea to save his butt. b. (U.S. Black English slang) to avoid telling the truth, be evasive. ΚΠ 1970 C. Major Dict. Afro-Amer. Slang 41 Cop a plea, to be verbally evasive. 1970 J. Cole in A. Chapman New Black Voices (1972) 495 The street life style is the cool world... It is here we see the greatest development of stylized talking, sounding,..copping a plea and whupping game. 1972 J. L. Dillard Black Eng. i. 4 Characteristic ghetto uses of language like..‘coppin' a plea’, and ‘the dozens’, are now fairly familiar. extracted from copv.³ to cop a plea e. Short for ‘a plea of guilty’. Frequently in to cop a plea (U.S. slang): to plead guilty, usually as part of a bargain or agreement with the prosecution. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > [noun] > a pleading or plea > plea of guilty plea1913 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 15/1 The detective would swear, of course, that I'd hit him first; so I planned to take a plea, saying I was guilty of plain assault. 1925 Chicago Tribune 10 Apr. 16 In the jargon of the lawless, let it be explained, ‘copping a plea’ means to admit one's guilt in a gamble to prevent heavy sentence. 1936 Liberty 15 Feb. 10 Oh, he confessed. He's taking a plea tomorrow morning, and that ends it. 1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xvii. 139 You're going to cop a plea, brother, don't ever think you're not. 1963 ‘J. Prescot’ Case for Hearing viii. 123 As for the trial itself, I don't give it more than half a day. It's bound to end up in a plea. 1970 Daily Tel. 6 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 19/2 The majority of accused pleaded guilty—the case then being known to practitioners as a ‘plea’ as distinct from a ‘fight’—and for pleas there was no legal aid. 1974 Telegraph (Brisbane) 4 June 14/7 Today he did what Americans call copped a plea, in return for pleading guilty to the least serious charge against him, all the other charges of involvement in Watergate and the burglary of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist were dropped. 1994 Denver Post 6 Feb. c2/5 There's Jeff Gillooly, who copped a plea to save his butt. extracted from plean. < as lemmas
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