Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
consecutive sentences — Sentences succeeding one another in a regular order, with an uninterrupted course or succession, and without interval or break, State v Rider, 201 La 733, 10 So 2d 601; the opposite of concurrent sentences, Subas v Hudspeth (CA 10 Kan) 122 F2d… … Ballentine's law dictionary
consecutive sentences — When one sentence of confinement is to follow another in point of time, the second sentence is deemed to be consecutive. May also be applied to suspended sentences. Also called from and after sentences. See also sentence cumulative sentences … Black's law dictionary
consecutive sentences — When one sentence of confinement is to follow another in point of time, the second sentence is deemed to be consecutive. May also be applied to suspended sentences. Also called from and after sentences. See also sentence cumulative sentences … Black's law dictionary
sentences, cumulative — n. Multiple sentences that are served one after another; also called consecutive sentences. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
consecutive — con·sec·u·tive adj: following one after the other in order con·sec·u·tive·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. consecutive … Law dictionary
consecutive sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. consecutive sentence … Law dictionary
cumulative sentences — Sentences for different crimes to run consecutively. See consecutive sentences … Ballentine's law dictionary
back-to-back life sentences — Slang for consecutive life terms imposed by a judge when the defendant was convicted of more than one crime, each of which carries a life sentence. Making the sentences consecutive and not concurrent (served at the same time) lessens the chance… … Law dictionary
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 … Law dictionary
from and after sentences — See consecutive sentences … Black's law dictionary
