The Collaborative International Dictionary
To inform against
Inform \In*form"\, v. t.
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To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes.
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To give intelligence or information; to tell.
--Shak.He might either teach in the same manner, or inform how he had been taught.
--Monthly Rev.To inform against, to communicate facts by way of accusation against; to denounce; as, two persons came to the magistrate, and informed against A.
Usage examples of "to inform against".
Hildebrand, I do hope to goodness he doesn't still wish to inform against you?
I should warn you that she is ready to inform against you to the nearest magistrate, Lucy.