fair cop

短语

词形变化

fair cops 复数 fair cops

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A justifiable or reasonable capture or apprehension; also, broadly, a just or inescapable accusation.

词源

Compound of fair (“just, correct”) + cop (“capture, arrest”). Attested from the late 19th century. The cop portion is originally from Northern England and is perhaps from a regional pronunciation of the now obsolete verb cap (“to capture; to seize”). Compare Scots cap (“seize, take by force”), kep (“catch”).

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