cop to

phrasal verb

copped to; copping to; cops to
US slang
: to admit to doing (something)
He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor.

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Lambesis infamously spent nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting an undercover cop to murder his then-wife and relaunched the band in 2018 after his release from prison. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions. John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Aisha closes the French doors to keep out the street noise, and Travis files a noise complaint that leads the cops to shut down Earl’s block party. Terry Nguyen, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2024 There’s no evidence that Silly String ever caused any LAPD motorcycle cops to wreck their hogs while weaving between drunken vampires and mermaids on Hollywood Boulevard. Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cop to 

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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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