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