Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Informer
English answer:
Informant
Added to glossary by
John Kinory (X)
Jun 14, 2002 03:07
22 yrs ago
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English term
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Informer
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Law/Patents
If your property have been lost. Then you go to the police station to notify him that you've lost your property. What do you call
1) a police who listen to your notification.(???)
2) a police who record what you tell him. (recorder???)
3) yourself.(Informer/Notifier/or ??)
Thank you very much.
1) a police who listen to your notification.(???)
2) a police who record what you tell him. (recorder???)
3) yourself.(Informer/Notifier/or ??)
Thank you very much.
Responses
| 4 +7 | 1) Police officer |
Yuri Geifman
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| 5 +1 | victim |
Andrew Overmyer (X)
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| 5 +1 | informant |
John Kinory (X)
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| 4 +1 | Property owner |
CHENOUMI (X)
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| 5 | victim |
Andrew Overmyer (X)
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| 5 | Police Officer / Police Officer / Declarant |
Maria-Jose Pastor
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| 4 -1 | 1)Desk (police) officer. 2) Recording Official/(police)officer . 3) Deponent |
claudia bagnardi
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Responses
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Yuri Geifman
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Selected
1) Police officer
1) could be constable, sergeant, etc.
2) also a Police officer who makes a Police report... could also be a detective, depending on the seriousness of the crime (or loss)
3) Complainant
2) also a Police officer who makes a Police report... could also be a detective, depending on the seriousness of the crime (or loss)
3) Complainant
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+1
1 hr
Property owner
yourself.(Informer/Notifier/or ??)
The first word that comes to mind as the most appropriate is of course:
- property owner; then alternatively:
- deponent
- complainant
- loss victim
- injured party
etc.
Hope all these suggestions help you out. :-)
The first word that comes to mind as the most appropriate is of course:
- property owner; then alternatively:
- deponent
- complainant
- loss victim
- injured party
etc.
Hope all these suggestions help you out. :-)
+1
1 hr
victim
1.) desk sergeant
2.) any officer can fill out a report
3.) victim
2.) any officer can fill out a report
3.) victim
1 hr
victim
1.) desk sergeant
2.) any officer can fill out a report
3.) victim
2.) any officer can fill out a report
3.) victim
9 hrs
Maria-Jose Pastor
Native in English
&
English
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Police Officer / Police Officer / Declarant
When one has something stolen one goes to the police station to make a statement - the desk sargeant then directs the declarant to an available police officer to take one's statement.
This police officer can have any rank.
This police officer can have any rank.
-1
11 hrs
claudia bagnardi
30 years translating law and finance
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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12
1)Desk (police) officer. 2) Recording Official/(police)officer . 3) Deponent
Another alternative.
I wouldn´t use informant at all.
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Note added at 2002-06-14 18:15:15 (GMT)
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Not necessarily. You are right. I would keep it as informer (Black´s Law Dic.). Thank you
I wouldn´t use informant at all.
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Note added at 2002-06-14 18:15:15 (GMT)
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Not necessarily. You are right. I would keep it as informer (Black´s Law Dic.). Thank you
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
John Kinory (X)
: Deponents make depositions. This person is not necessarily making a deposition. See below re informant.
35 mins
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Not necessarily. You are right. I would keep it as "informer" (Black´s Law Dic.) Thank you
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+1
12 hrs
John Kinory (X)
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informant
There have been several vehement objections to 'informant'.
I can assure you that in the UK, at least, it's widely accepted as a term for any person who provides information to any organisation; including about themselves, including without any payment.
For example, we used this term for members of the public we interviewed, when I worked for the British Census Office (population research).
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Note added at 2002-06-14 20:39:26 (GMT)
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Not \'informer\', though! That\'s usually someone who gets paid to provide information to the police. I don\'t know if it\'s got quite the same \'rat\' connotations as in the USA, but it\'s certainly not the term you want to use here.
I can assure you that in the UK, at least, it's widely accepted as a term for any person who provides information to any organisation; including about themselves, including without any payment.
For example, we used this term for members of the public we interviewed, when I worked for the British Census Office (population research).
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Note added at 2002-06-14 20:39:26 (GMT)
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Not \'informer\', though! That\'s usually someone who gets paid to provide information to the police. I don\'t know if it\'s got quite the same \'rat\' connotations as in the USA, but it\'s certainly not the term you want to use here.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yuri Geifman
: Once again we have a case of one people divided by a common language (eh?)... it's just that in the US the word "informant" (or informer) has strong negative connotations and means a rat, a stoolie (paid or unpaid)
4 hrs
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Thanks; BE distinguishes between them (see added note above re 'informer').
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