confidential informant

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/
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Noun

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confidential informant (plural confidential informants)

  1. (law, law enforcement, criminology) An individual who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to the individual's relationship to the wrongdoer.

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