cop to

verb

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

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And what about his decision to ask cops to ask cops not to issues criminal summonses since e-bike collisions are up 25% so far this year? — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Even before things go awry, Lee pulls over on the way to the Hattas to arrest a meth addict, Mad Dog Luke (Akira Huang), for a drug buy, forcing the cops to bring the man along with them. — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 From cops to criminals, theories floated from season to season well into the new century. — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Russell Poole, the LAPD detective, the first cop to openly link the two murders, is gone. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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