dpa

/D IY1 P IY1 EY1/
noun
  1. 1

    Initialism of deferred prosecution agreement. [(law) A voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements.]

  2. 2

    (British) Initialism of Data Protection Act.

  3. 3

    (US) Initialism of Defense Production Act.

  4. 4

    (Canada) Initialism of Defence Production Act.

  5. 5

    (organic chemistry) Initialism of docosapentaenoic acid. [(organic chemistry) A polyunsaturated fatty acid having 22 carbon atoms and five double bonds]

  6. 6

    Initialism of diphenylanthracene.