Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
copped a plea
Spanish translation:
me declaré culpable de un delito menor...
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Oliver Chacon
Dec 13, 2010 00:37
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English term
copped a plea
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Contexto:
The criminal charges were quite serious, so I had little choice and copped a plea.
The criminal charges were quite serious, so I had little choice and copped a plea.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +6 | me declaré culpable de un delito menor... |
Jairo Payan
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Proposed translations
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Jairo Payan
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Colombia
"Knowledge and quality"
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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me declaré culpable de un delito menor...
cop a plea
To plead guilty to a lesser charge so as to avoid standing trial for a more serious charge.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/copped a plea
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-12-13 00:59:42 GMT)
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to cop a plea: declararse culpable de un delito menor para obtener una sentencia más leve
http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/cop shop
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Note added at 36 mins (2010-12-13 01:13:56 GMT)
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cop a plea
To plead guilty for a lesser crime.
When charged with murder, one may cop a plea for manslaughter if the odds are against him or her.
To plead guilty to a lesser charge so as to avoid standing trial for a more serious charge.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/copped a plea
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-12-13 00:59:42 GMT)
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to cop a plea: declararse culpable de un delito menor para obtener una sentencia más leve
http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/cop shop
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Note added at 36 mins (2010-12-13 01:13:56 GMT)
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cop a plea
To plead guilty for a lesser crime.
When charged with murder, one may cop a plea for manslaughter if the odds are against him or her.
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