- accumulative sentences
- See consecutive sentences.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
accumulative sentences
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accumulative sentence — A sentence, additional to others, imposed on a defendant who has been convicted upon an indictment containing several counts, each of such counts charging a distinct offense, or who is under conviction at the same time for several distinct… … Black's law dictionary
accumulative sentence — A sentence, additional to others, imposed on a defendant who has been convicted upon an indictment containing several counts, each of such counts charging a distinct offense, or who is under conviction at the same time for several distinct… … Black's law dictionary
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