Meaning of copicide | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A method of suicide in which a person deliberately behaves in a threatening manner to provoke a police officer into shooting him or her.
   informal
2. The act of killing a police officer.
   informal

Examples

“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.”

“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 copicide from record⟳ stores.”

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