cop a plea spoken informal American EnglishAmESCADMIT to agree to say you are guilty of a crime in order to receive a less severe punishment 认罪以求轻判,坦白交代 Dunn copped a plea to avoid going to jail. 邓恩坦白交代了,免得坐牢。
cop a plea• Thought I was copping a plea on ... diminished responsibility.• Duckett copped a plea to avoid going to jail.
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