cop a plea

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Maybe that is why, with closing statements scheduled for Monday, the lawyer for defendant William “Roddie” Bryan reportedly asked prosecutors if his client could cop a plea.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2021

I cop a plea; I was one of them — the Seahawks’ dice tumbled across the board.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2015

Rather than risk a trial and a 30-year sentence, some cop a plea and accept a much shorter one.

From Economist • Oct. 2, 2014

According to the New York Daily News, Rodriguez recently met with MLB officials in New York City, and the evidence against him was so overwhelming, he’s looking to cop a plea deal.

From Time • Jul. 16, 2013

I could see that Clean was getting off with everybody standing around trying to cop a plea for Monkeyman.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers