"common informer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: common informers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} common informer (plural common informers)
  1. (law, historical) A person who gives evidence in a criminal trial solely for the purpose of receiving the penalty or forfeiture recovered from the defendant. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-common_informer-en-noun-W3G1cchC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Law, Procedural law Topics: law

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