concurrent sentences

  • 1concurrent 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 …

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  • 2concurrent sentences — Two or more terms of imprisonment, all or part of each term of which is served simultaneously and the prisoner is entitled to discharge at the expiration of the longest term specified. State ex rel. Lillemoe v. Tahash, 280 Minn. 176, 159 N.W.2d… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3concurrent sentences — Two or more terms of imprisonment, all or part of each term of which is served simultaneously and the prisoner is entitled to discharge at the expiration of the longest term specified. State ex rel. Lillemoe v. Tahash, 280 Minn. 176, 159 N.W.2d… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4concurrent sentences — Sentences of imprisonment for crime in which the time of each is to run concurrently with the others, and not seriatim …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 5concurrent sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. concurrent sentence …

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  • 6concurrent — con·cur·rent /kən kər ənt/ adj 1: occurring, arising, or operating at the same time often in relationship, conjunction, association, or cooperation the power of taxation in the general and state governments is acknowledged to be concurrent… …

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  • 7concurrent — adj. 1 (often foll. by with) a existing or in operation at the same time (served two concurrent sentences). b existing or acting together. 2 Geom. (of three or more lines) meeting at or tending towards one point. 3 agreeing, harmonious.… …

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  • 8concurrent — 01. The murderer is serving two [concurrent] life sentences. 02. The movie is being premiered [concurrently] in three different film festivals. 03. [Concurrent] with his pop music career, Paul McCartney has also written an opera and a book of… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 9concurrent — 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

  • 10concurrent — con•cur•rent [[t]kənˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr [/t]] adj. 1) occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: serving two concurrent prison sentences[/ex] 2) acting in conjunction; cooperating: the concurrent efforts of medical researchers[/ex] 3)… …

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