Where a person is sentenced to imprisonment for two or more offences, the sentences may be ordered to be served concurrently ie: at the same time rather than one after the other.• Sentencing Options
A sentence that is one of two or more sentences imposed at the same time after conviction for more than one offence and to be served at the same time, or a new sentence imposed upon a person already under sentence(s) for a previous offence(s), to be served at the same time as one or more of the previous sentences.
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 the 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.(http://dictionary.law.com)
A concurrent sentence is a prison sentence that is served alongside one or more other sentences, when the offender is convicted of more than one charge. If the sentences vary in length, the longest sentence is usually served. In some cases, a court will impose a consecutive sentence, in which the periods of imprisonment follow on from each other.
a sentence that overlaps with another sentence being served, or to be served
Upon conviction for multiple crimes, a criminal sentence served at the same time as another criminal sentence, rather than one after the other.
sentences for two or more offences that are served at the same time rather than one after the other or consecutively; where sentences are concurrent, the length of sentence will be that of the longest sentence given.
Sentences for more than one crime in which the time of each is to be served concurrently, rather than successively.
A sentence to be served at the same time as another sentence.
running together; when two or more sentences are served at the same time. Opposite of consecutive sentence.
prison terms for two or more offenses to be served at the same time, rather than one after the other. Example: Two 5-year sentences and one 3-year sentence, if served concurrently, result in a maximum of five years behind bars.
Two or more sentences served at same time rather than one after another. Three five-year terms served concurrently add up to no more than five years in prison. See also consecutive sentence.
When a court order permits two or more sentences to be served at the same time as opposed to consecutively.
A sentence that is one of two or more sentences imposed at the same time. After conviction, all or part of each term is served simultaneously. Contrast with consecutive sentence.
when a defendant, who is convicted of more than one crime, has his or her sentences served together (at the same time), rather than one after another
