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Criminal prosecution

Statute of limitations Nolle prosequi Bill of attainder Ex post facto law Criminal jurisdiction Deferred prosecution agreement Extradition Habeas corpus · Bail Inquisitorial system Adversarial system

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A deferred prosecution agreement is a voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements. A case of corporate fraud, for instance, might be settled by means of a deferred-prosecution agreement in which the defendant agrees to pay fines, implement corporate reforms, and fully cooperate with the investigation. Fulfillment of the specified requirements will then result in dismissal of the charges.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 2009. http://www.yourdictionary.com/business/deferred-prosecution-agreement. 

[edit] External links

• Regulating the 'new regulators': current trends in deferred prosecution agreements

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