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  1. cops and robbersnoun

    A game played by schoolchildren in which the "robbers" have to steal "gold" and return it to their "base" without being caught by the "cops" and taken to "jail". When in "jail", "prisoners" can be "freed" by other "robbers".

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  1. Cops and Robbers

    Cops and Robbers is a single by the UK Indie Band The Hoosiers. It was their fourth single to be released from their debut album, The Trick to Life. It was first made available to download through the album which was released on 22 October 2007. The single was physically released on 21 April 2008 as confirmed by the band on tour. The song has been noted for its remarkable similarities to "The Lovecats" by The Cure.

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  1. Cops and Robbers

    Cops and Robbers is a 1973 film directed by Aram Avakian and written by Donald E. Westlake based upon his own novel. The film stars Cliff Gorman as Tom and Joseph Bologna as Joe. Tagline: They make $ 215. 39 a week as Cops, and ten million dollars in one day as Robbers. HOW DID THEY GET AWAY WITH IT?

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cops and robbers in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cops and robbers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cops and robbers in a Sentence

  1. Attorney Benjamin Crump:

    There is nothing written anywhere in the law that says police officers are to be treated differently from any other citizen, we cannot have children playing cops and robbers on a playground and police officers coming and claiming their lives.

  2. Henry Crochiere:

    A group of protesters were in the front yard requesting that the private date function be shut down due to the insensitive ‘ cops and robbers ’ theme of the party, after trying to have a dialogue between the fraternity members and the protesters, it was determined that it would be best to call the police to help facilitate conversation and make sure there was order.

  3. Tanya Altmann:

    They're running around and playing cops and robbers, but not touching each other.

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