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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Alexander Eiden, of Essex Fells, copped to one count of vehicular manslaughter in the death of Christine Perrella on Jan. 9, 2023, in Roseland, according to NJ.com.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
KABs may be losing accuracy all along the front line, but one leading Ukrainian jammer manufacturer has copped to covering just a few key sectors, including Kharkiv in the north and Zaporizhzhia in the south.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Eventually, after regaining control and waiting for an ambulance and the cops to arrive, Lowe returned to the hospital for stitches once more.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Pool also claimed that friends of his witnessed Grace copping to coming out for money at a 2012 Chicago show.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
KABs may be losing accuracy all along the front line, but one leading Ukrainian jammer manufacturer has copped to covering just a few key sectors, including Kharkiv in the north and Zaporizhzhia in the south.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Eventually, after regaining control and waiting for an ambulance and the cops to arrive, Lowe returned to the hospital for stitches once more.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Pool also claimed that friends of his witnessed Grace copping to coming out for money at a 2012 Chicago show.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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