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Preferred term

use of informants  

Definition(s)

  • An informant is any individual who provides police or government officials with information that will aid in the discovery of criminal activity, evidence, or perpetrators of a crime. Some informants witness criminal activity and step forward out of a sense of public duty. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Informants, Use of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F6NB65X3-H

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