A sentence that is one of two or more sentences imposed at the same time, after conviction for more than one offence, and that is served in sequence with the other sentences, or a new sentence for a new conviction, imposed upon a person already under sentence(s) for previous offence(s), that is added to a previous sentence(s), thus increasing the maximum time the offender may be confined or under supervision.
Consecutive sentence is the term used when a prisoner is charged with one or more offences and the sentences must be served back to back. (See Concurrent sentence)
Upon conviction for multiple crimes, criminal sentences that must be served one after the other, rather than at the same time.
sentences for two or more offences that are served one after the other or consecutively, not at the same time as with concurrent sentences;
successive; succeeding one another in regular order; one sentence beginning at the completion of another.
prison terms for two or more offenses to be served one after the other. Example: Two 5-year sentences and one 3-year sentence, if served consecutively, result in a maximum of 13 years behind bars.
A sentence to be served after a previously imposed sentence is completed.
When someone is sentenced for different crimes and the sentences have to be served one after another.
A sentence that is one of two or more sentences imposed at the same time, after conviction. The sentences are served in sequence. Contrast with concurrent sentence.
Upon conviction for multiple crimes, a criminal sentence served at the same time as another criminal sentence, rather than one after the other.
when a defendant, who is convicted of more than one crime, must serve his or her sentences one after another; the opposite of concurrent sentence
