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| − | '''Consecutive sentences''' are successive prison sentences, one beginning at the expiration of another, imposed against a [[defendant]] convicted of two or more violations. (See also [[Cumulative sentences|cumulative]] or [[concurrent sentences]].) [[Category:Legal Terms]] | + | '''Consecutive sentences''' are successive prison sentences, one beginning at the expiration of another, imposed against a [[defendant]] convicted of two or more violations. (See also [[Cumulative sentences|cumulative]] or [[concurrent sentences]].) [[Category:Legal Terms]] |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://dictionary.law.com/ Law Dictionary] | *[http://dictionary.law.com/ Law Dictionary] | ||
Revision as of 05:34, December 4, 2009
Consecutive sentences are successive prison sentences, one beginning at the expiration of another, imposed against a defendant convicted of two or more violations. (See also cumulative or concurrent sentences.)