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suicide by cop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A suicide in which a person points a firearm at an armed police officer to provoke them to shoot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: copicide, death by cop, SbC

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: poliisin avustama itsemurha — suicide by provoking a police officer
  • French: suicide par police interposée — suicide by provoking a police officer
  • Polish: sprowokowanie policjanta do zabicia — suicide by provoking a police officer