Cop
Cop verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
To catch
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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It's repeatedly mentioned that every cop in the county wants to catch the guy, because he's a suspected cop killer.
Source: Series / NUMB3RS - Angsty Surviving Twin: Jack is driven to understand the suicide of his twin brother the cop—and later to catch his murderer.
Source: Literature / The Poet -
In "The Heist", an old-timer cop assists the protagonist on a visit to the 70s to catch a criminal before he can steal several precious diamonds.
Source: Dirty Cop
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