If you are part of a group engaging in illegal activity, and you (specifically you, not the whole group) are caught by the authorities, you are considered a 'sn

If you are part of a group engaging in illegal activity, and you (specifically you, not the whole group) are caught by the authorities, you are considered a 'snitch' if you rat out your associates rather than refusing to give the authorities any information and just 'doing your time.' @codesuela called him a "snitch," which has a negative connotation (e.g. phrases like "snitches get stitches"[1][2]). [1] http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snitches+get+stitches http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snitches+get+...! [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Snitchin%27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Snitchin%27