confidential informant

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/
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confidential informant (plural confidential informants)

  1. (law, law enforcement, criminology) A 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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