queen for a day letter
noun
variants or queen for a day agreement
US law
: a letter setting forth the terms under which an informant will provide information to a federal prosecutor in exchange for limited immunity : proffer letter
In the book, Jones admits federal prosecutors offered her a "queen for a day" letter—a written agreement that would have allowed federal agents to question Jones without the risk of being prosecuted.
Lynn Jacobsen
Lynn Jacobsen
Word History
First Known Use
1998, in the meaning defined above
- keep quiet about
- keep score
- keep someone at it
- keep someone dangling
- keep someone guessing
- keep someone in her place
- keep someone in his place
- keep someone in the picture
- keep someone on her toes
- keep someone on his toes
- keep someone or something at arm's length
- keep someone or something back
- keep someone or something going
- keep someone posted
- keep someone sweet
- keep something close to one's chest
- keep something close to the vest
- keep something under one's hat
- keep something up one's sleeve
- keep step
- keep tabs on
- keep the ball rolling
- keep the faith
- keep the wolf from the door
- keep things in proportion