suicide by cop
A suicide in which a person points a firearm at an armed police officer to provoke…A suicide in which a person points a firearm at an armed police officer to provoke them to shoot.
» Why would you commit suicide by cop?
Warum sollte man Selbstmord durch Mißbrauch eines Polizisten begehen? — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(informal)A suicide in which a person points a firearm at an armed police officer to provoke them to shoot.
Examples
7 sentencesWhy would you commit suicide by cop?
deWarum sollte man Selbstmord durch Mißbrauch eines Polizisten begehen? — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
The paper said he committed suicide by cop.
Tom said he wanted to commit suicide by cop.
How many people a year commit suicide by cop?
The paper said his death was a case of suicide by cop.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: suicides by cop| Singular | suicide by cop |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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