concurrent sentences

concurrent sentences
Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time, rather than one after the other. (See also cumulative or consecutive sentences.)

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

concurrent sentences
n.
   sentences for more than one crime which are to be served at one time. When a criminal defendant is convicted of two or more crimes, a judge sentences him/her to a certain period of time for each crime. Then out of compassion, leniency, plea bargaining or the fact that the several crimes are interrelated, the judge will rule that the sentences may all be served at the same time, with the longest period controlling.

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  • concurrent — adjective 1 existing or happening at the same time: He is serving two concurrent prison sentences. 2 formal in agreement (+ with): My opinions are concurrent with yours. concurrently adverb: two prison sentences to run concurrently …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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