confidential informant
confidential informant · confidential informants
V-Mann
Someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they…Someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.
/ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/
» Sami was a confidential informant.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesSomeone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.
V-Mann
Examples
1 sentencesSami was a confidential informant.
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person who secretly provides information to the police:
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