copicide
copicide noun: a method of suicide in which a person deliberately behaves in a threatening manner to provoke a police officer into shooting him or her.
Noun
copicide (plural copicides)
- A method of suicide in which a person deliberately behaves in a threatening manner to provoke a police officer into shooting him or her.
- Carrie told a police negotiator she didn't have the nerve to shoot herself. Later, she'd tell psychiatrist Gwen Levitt she was hoping to commit what the police call "copicide," in which a suicidal person gets the police to shoot him or her.1999, E. J. Montini, "Prosecuting Mentally Ill Is Insane", The Arizona Republic, 20 June 1999 (reprinted in the Observer-Reporter, 4 July 1999)
- The act of killing a police officer.
- More weird media excretion: Time Warner homey Ice-T can't say enough nice things about the Man, his employer. Time Warner executives were so supportive during his recent difficulties, he says. They were exceptionally supportive of his totally private and personal decision to recall his ode to...1992 October, “It's getting late”, in Spy
- Synonyms:
- death by cop, suicide by cop
Synonyms of copicide
Forms of copicide
| plural | copicides |
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Origin of copicide
From cop + -icide.
Questions about copicide
- What does copicide mean?
- Copicide means a method of suicide in which a person deliberately behaves in a threatening manner to provoke a police officer into shooting him or her.
- What part of speech is copicide?
- Copicide is a noun.
- What is the plural of copicide?
- The plural of copicide is copicides.
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