confidential informant
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confidential informant
- /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/
noun confidential informants · CI · C.I.
- Someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.
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@misc{confidential_informant_2026,
title = {confidential informant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confidential%20informant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}