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

Synonym of suicide by cop / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see death, by, cop.

(idiomatic, nautical) To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship. / (idiomatic) To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.

plural of bye

It appears; it seems; apparently.

Alternative spelling of byname.

(idiomatic) To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.

One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.

Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or willingly planned.

Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events; unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused; unintentional.