"confidential informant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/ Audio: En-us-confidential informant.oga Forms: confidential informants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Categories (topical): Criminology, Law, Law enforcement, People Synonyms: CI, C.I. Related terms: snitch, grass, mole Translations (person who secretly provides information to the police): indic [masculine] (French), indic’ [masculine] (French), V-Mann [masculine] (German)

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