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cop
(redirected from copping a plea)

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cop
a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle


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Instead, he's wearing the cloak of a martyr and deepening the divide in our community while copping a plea.
Excusing an elected official's performance by saying it doesn't matter because Los Angeles has a weak mayoral form of government is simply copping a plea.
A plea bargain, however, usually implies that a defendant is copping a plea to a lesser crime, whether or not he or she is guilty, to avoid the gamble of facing prosecution on a greater charge.
 
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