target letter

noun

An official letter from the United States Department of Justice informing someone that they are being investigated and may be charged with a crime.

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Meanings

nountarget letter (plural target letters)

plural target letters

  1. USAn official letter from the United States Department of Justice informing someone that they are being investigated and may be charged with a crime.

    Prosecutors use target letters to inform subjects of criminal investigations that they could be charged with crimes.

    2023 July 14, Ben Protess, Maggie Haberman, Alan Feuer, “Trump Employee Warned of Charges in Classified Documents Case”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2023
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APA

target letter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/target%20letter

MLA

“target letter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/target%20letter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “target letter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/target%20letter.

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