anonymous tips
Unattributed informant intelligence
Anonymous tips are pieces of information provided to authorities—police, journalists, employers—by sources who don't reveal their identity.
The anonymity protects informants from retaliation or embarrassment: Police received an anonymous tip about the warehouse.
Tip lines and hotlines encourage such reporting: Call our anonymous tip line if you have information about the robbery.
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- informantOne who provides intelligence
- tipsterOne who shares predictions
- tip lineChannel for anonymous reports
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Oath-bound legal statement
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