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 drop in crime is a feather in the cap for NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who, in her 13 months as the NYPD’s top cop, has repeatedly trumpeted her precision-policing model to crimefighting in which the department sends teams of cops to high-crime areas to tamp down violence.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 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
And in June, Chengdu got its own humanoid traffic-cop to help out on the western city's busy streets.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Devon Wenger is the last of 14 ex-Antioch and Pittsburg cops to be convicted in a far-reaching FBI and Contra Costa District Attorney investigation.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 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
And in June, Chengdu got its own humanoid traffic-cop to help out on the western city's busy streets.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Devon Wenger is the last of 14 ex-Antioch and Pittsburg cops to be convicted in a far-reaching FBI and Contra Costa District Attorney investigation.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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