fair cops

A form of fair cop — A justifiable or reasonable capture or apprehension; also, broadly, a just or inescapable accusation.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of fair cop
Cite this entry
APA

fair cops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair%20cops

MLA

“fair cops.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair%20cops. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fair cops,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair%20cops.

Source: fair cops on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.