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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The man who intentionally plowed his SUV into a local police station wanted a cop to kill him, according to the incident’s police report.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
As outside forces, from fellow cops to cartel bosses, learn about the sizable stash, loyalties and oaths are called into question.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Jhon Lopez Campos and Julio Beltran of El Salvador, along with Guatemalan man Brayan Heredia Escobar, copped to committing manslaughter in the first degree in death of 39-year-old Candido Guadalupe Saravia Martinez.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The warrant-less search of the backpack Over the last three weeks, the prosecution has called multiple Altoona cops to the stand, displaying bodycam footage from the police officers present for Mangione’s arrest.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
As outside forces, from fellow cops to cartel bosses, learn about the sizable stash, loyalties and oaths are called into question.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Jhon Lopez Campos and Julio Beltran of El Salvador, along with Guatemalan man Brayan Heredia Escobar, copped to committing manslaughter in the first degree in death of 39-year-old Candido Guadalupe Saravia Martinez.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The warrant-less search of the backpack Over the last three weeks, the prosecution has called multiple Altoona cops to the stand, displaying bodycam footage from the police officers present for Mangione’s arrest.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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