Agreements under which corporations avoid formal criminal charges and trials in return for their agreement to pay monetary penalties and submit to outside monitoring of their activities are called:

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Under deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs),corporations avoid formal criminal charges and trials in return for their agreement to pay monetary penalties and submit to outside monitoring of their activities.They are seen as a means to encourage more responsible behavior from corporations.

Agreements Under Which Corporations Avoid Formal Criminal Charges and Trials