American Dictionary
Definition concurrent sentence in American English
concurrent sentence noun
[countable] noun
/kənˌkʌrənt ˈsentəns/
1
if a criminal is given concurrent sentences, the period of time spent in prison corresponds to the longest of those sentences
Example
Fraser was given three concurrent sentences of 10, 12 and 14 years respectively and will therefore spend the next 14 years in jail.
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