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Cumulative sentence

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001436

A sentence for multiple criminal offenses where the periods of incarceration are served consecutively, meaning one after the other. This results in a longer total term of imprisonment than if the sentences were served concurrently. Judges typically have discretion to impose cumulative or concurrent sentences based on the nature of the crimes and the defendant's record.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001436
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001436",
  "term": "Cumulative sentence",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A sentence for multiple criminal offenses where the periods of incarceration are served consecutively, meaning one after the other. This results in a longer total term of imprisonment than if the sentences were served concurrently. Judges typically have discretion to impose cumulative or concurrent sentences based on the nature of the crimes and the defendant's record.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/cumulative-sentence/"
}

Record 1,294 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.