Definition of proffer
(Entry 1 of 2)
US law
: to offer to take part in a proffer session decided that an indictment was unlikely and there was no reason to proffer
proffer
nounDefinition of proffer (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : offer, suggestion
2 US law : an offer made to a prosecutor by a person who is a subject of a criminal investigation to provide information in exchange for limited immunity or a plea bargaining agreement
made a proffer in the hope of avoiding prosecution
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The first known use of proffer was in the 14th century
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