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spy cop

noun

Etymology

From spy + cop (“police officer”).

  1. derived from kāpia — “to buy”
  2. derived from kapen — “to seize, hijack”
  3. derived from capiō — “to seize, grasp”
  4. derived from caper — “to capture”
  5. inherited from copian — “to plunder; pillage; steal”
  6. inherited from *coppen✻
  7. compounded as spy cop — “spy + cop”

Definitions

  1. An undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is…

    An undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is deemed to pose a risk of criminal activity, so as to allow the police to monitor the group's activities on an ongoing basis.

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