Synonyms and antonyms of Giving information to the police or other authorities in British Thesaurus

blow the whistle ()

to tell the public or someone in authority about something wrong that you know someone is doing, especially at the place where you work. A person who does this is called a whistle-blower

blow the whistle (on someone/something) ()

to tell someone in authority that someone is doing something dishonest or illegal

confession (noun)

a spoken or written statement in which you admit that you have committed a crime

denounce (verb)

to tell an authority such as the police that a particular person is responsible for a crime

denunciation (noun)

the act of telling the authorities that someone has done something wrong or illegal

dob in ()

to tell someone in authority about something bad that another person has done

dog (noun)

Australianinformal someone who gives information about people to the police or to another authority

exposure (noun)

the act of making something publicly known because you believe that it is wrong or illegal

finger (verb)

informal to tell the police that someone has committed a crime

fink (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a person who you dislike, especially because they give information to the police

fit up (informal)

informal to make it seem that someone is guilty of a crime when they are not

frame (verb)

informal to make someone seem guilty of a crime when they are not, for example by lying to the police or by producing false evidence

frame-up (noun)

informal a situation in which someone tries to make an innocent person seem guilty of a crime, by lying or by producing false evidence

grass (noun)

Britishinformal a person, usually a criminal, who tells the police what other criminals have done

grass (verb)

Britishinformal to tell someone in authority, especially the police, about something bad that someone else has done

grass up (British)

Britishinformal to tell someone in authority, especially the police, about something bad that someone else has done

hand over ()

to give someone to the police or another authority that will become responsible for them

impimpi (noun)

South Africanshowing disapproval someone who secretly gives information about another person to the police or other authorities; an informer

informant (noun)

someone who secretly gives information about someone to the police or someone in authority

informer (noun)

someone who secretly gives information about someone to the police or someone in authority

inform on ()

to secretly give the police or someone in authority information about someone

nark (noun)

informal someone who secretly informs the police about a criminal’s activities

pass (verb)

to give information, especially to the police or to an enemy

rat on ()

to tell someone in authority about something that someone you know has done wrong

report (verb)

to tell someone in authority about a crime, something dangerous etc

shop (verb)

Britishinformal to inform the police or someone in authority about someone who has done something illegal or wrong

sing (verb)

very informal to tell someone in authority all the details of a crime, especially one that you have committed

sneak (verb)

Britishinformalshowing disapproval to tell someone about something wrong that someone else has done. The American word is snitch

snitch (verb)

informalshowing disapproval to tell someone about something wrong that someone else has done

snout (noun)

Britishinformal someone who gives information about criminals to the police

squeal (verb)

informal to tell the police or someone in authority that someone has done something wrong or illegal

supergrass (noun)

Britishinformal a criminal who gives information about a lot of other criminals to the police

turn in ()

to tell the police about someone, or to take them to the police, because they have committed a crime

turn Queen’s evidence (British)

British if a criminal turns Queen’s evidence, they agree to give information to the police or to a court of law to help them to catch other criminals

turn state’s evidence ()

to give evidence in a criminal trial against someone who is also involved in a crime with you, usually in order to receive a less severe punishment

write up (American)

American to report officially that someone has done something wrong