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Successive sentences

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004757

Multiple criminal sentences that are to be served one after another, rather than concurrently. If a defendant receives successive sentences, the total time to be served is the sum of each individual sentence. Judges often impose successive sentences for separate offenses or for particularly egregious crimes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004757
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004757",
  "term": "Successive sentences",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Multiple criminal sentences that are to be served one after another, rather than concurrently. If a defendant receives successive sentences, the total time to be served is the sum of each individual sentence. Judges often impose successive sentences for separate offenses or for particularly egregious crimes.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/successive-sentences/"
}

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