citizen informant

citizen informant
citizen in·for·mant /-in-'fȯr-mənt/ n: an informant who is motivated to assist law enforcement officers by good citizenship as distinguished from one seeking some gain (as payment or concessions from police) – called also citizen informer;
◇ The information given by a citizen informant is presumed under the law to be reliable.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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