1
: withheld for or until a stated time
a deferred payment
2
: charged in cases of delayed handling
telegraphs sent at deferred rates
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The father received a deferred prosecution, which could wipe it from his record.
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John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Benoit Tessier | Reuters McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement that will resolve a federal criminal probe into the company’s consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to increase sales of its opioid painkiller OxyContin, a court filing said Friday.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
McKinsey has entered into a five-year deferred prosecution agreement filed in federal court in Abingdon, Virginia, to resolve criminal charges brought as part of the latest corporate prosecution concerning the marketing of addictive painkillers that helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
McKinsey agreed to pay $650 million as part of a deferred prosecution agreement, according to court documents filed Friday.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Benoit Tessier | Reuters McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement that will resolve a federal criminal probe into the company’s consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to increase sales of its opioid painkiller OxyContin, a court filing said Friday.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
McKinsey has entered into a five-year deferred prosecution agreement filed in federal court in Abingdon, Virginia, to resolve criminal charges brought as part of the latest corporate prosecution concerning the marketing of addictive painkillers that helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
McKinsey agreed to pay $650 million as part of a deferred prosecution agreement, according to court documents filed Friday.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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