information
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9.0
- noun
- /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
- Jargon
:
acusación formal
- Police believe that she was murdered between the hours of 1 :00 and 3:00 AM and are appealing to anyone who was in the downtown area last night to come forward and reveal that information.
Examples
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The district attorney filed an information against the suspect, alleging multiple charges of fraud.
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Presumably, prior to an indictment or information, if only law enforcement.
Academic text (2017) -
Essentially, the District Court said that the indictment alleged a scheme to defraud investors of information rather than money or property.
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Professional growth and development information might include music-related video clips and new audio releases.
Academic text (1997) -
The defendant will waive reading of the information and stand mute.
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On 25 December, Yeltsin issued a decree forming a "Federal Information Center" for the Russian Federation.
Academic text (1993) -
After reviewing the gathered evidence, the prosecutor submitted an information to initiate the case.
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The judge confirmed that the legal information required for the hearing had been properly filed.
Synonyms
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4.8
A statement that someone did something wrong without proof
Idioms
16
3.4
You use it when telling someone something they may not know, often politely or to show they were wrong
Compounds
- Specialized
25
3.5
The use of computers and networks to store, find and send data
- Specialized
12
4.6
Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use
- Specialized
9
3.3
A set of tools and rules that help people in a company collect, store, and share records
8
3.9
A time since the late 1900s when computers and digital communication are common
- Archaic
6
4.2
A large electronic network like the internet that moves information quickly
3
6.6
Secret company facts not public that people often use illegally to make money in the stock market
- Specialized
3
4.0
Methods for collecting, storing, and using data with computers
- Specialized
2
6.7
To use information and computers to gain an advantage in war or politics
- Offensive
1
7.3
Someone who has little factual knowledge and follows simple slogans rather than facts
- Specialized
1
4.9
Study of how to measure, store, and send information with little loss
- Specialized
1
4.6
A computer program that stores, analyzes, and shows maps and data about places
- Specialized
1
3.8
The study of how people collect, organize, store, and find information using computers
1
3.2
Data from studies about customers and markets that guide how a business sells or advertises products
- Specialized
1
4.6
A program that helps you record and organize contacts, calendars, and tasks
A part of the U.S. military that runs and protects computer and communication systems for top leaders
A U.S. Department of Defense center that collects and shares scientific and technical reports with government agencies and contractors
- Specialized
A computer system or database that gives information online
A code using seven bits to represent letters, numbers, and simple control characters so computers can share text
- Specialized
A check of how a company finds, stores, and uses information to make it better
- Formal
A document sent to the tax office that reports financial transactions without calculating tax owed
A U.S. government agency that gives access to scientific and technical government reports
To carefully check facts and sources to make sure the information is true and reliable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Information can also mean a formal charge in law, and this use comes from older meanings of the word as a 'report' or 'statement'. The root informare ('to give form') helps you remember that a legal information is an official report that 'forms' or creates a charge against someone.