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confidential informant

/ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/

confidential informant noun: someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.

Noun

confidential informant (plural confidential informants)

  1. Someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.

Forms of confidential informant

pluralconfidential informants
alternative formCI
alternative formC.I.

Questions about confidential informant

What does confidential informant mean?
Confidential informant means someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.
What part of speech is confidential informant?
Confidential informant is a noun.
How do you pronounce confidential informant?
Confidential informant is pronounced /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/.
What is the plural of confidential informant?
The plural of confidential informant is confidential informants.

Words near confidential informant in the dictionary

  1. confidency
  2. confident
  3. confidente
  4. confidentes
  5. confidential
  6. confidential informant
  7. confidential informants
  8. confidentialised
  9. confidentialities
  10. confidentiality
  11. confidentially

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