### Question
How is the term antitrust leniency agreement," or "agreement, defined?


### Answer
The term **antitrust leniency agreement," or "agreement,** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 7a* as the following:

> a leniency letter agreement, whether conditional or final, between a person and the Antitrust Division pursuant to the Corporate Leniency Policy of the Antitrust Division in effect on the date of execution of the agreement

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 7a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE**

