inform on/against

idiom

: to give information about the secret or criminal activity of (someone) to the police
Despite pressure from the police he refused to inform on the other conspirators.

Examples of inform on/against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Neighbors can also inform on live-in couples suspected of not having the necessary certificates. Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024 Instead of encouraging students to speak with and possibly learn from their professors, students who feel uncomfortable are authorized to inform on them; professors are subject, without due process, to proceedings conducted by faculty who blindly follow DEI and intersectional dogma. Sheldon Rubenfeld, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024 And there are few safe havens as people increasingly inform on their fellow citizens. Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023 The law allowed people to settle scores or inform on their fellow citizens. Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023 Colleges encourage students to inform on one another in case someone in a private conversation says something that annoys or offends the listener. Christian Schneider, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023 Fox News Digital will continue to inform on fatalities, hostages, death toll and more as they are reported and confirmed by officials. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2023 But, looking at the infraorbital nerves alone does not inform on the sensitivity of whiskers. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023 Since the early days of the protests, security forces have positioned themselves inside hospitals to identify and arrest protesters, and have pressured medical personnel to inform on them. Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022

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“Inform on/against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inform%20on%2Fagainst. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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