Consecutive Sentence in criminal law for two or more offences is served one after the other or consecutively, that is, when convicted of multiple offenses, judges may sentence the defendant to serve the sentences back-to-back. Consecutive sentences are distinct from concurrent sentences, not at the same time as with concurrent sentences, whereby convicted defendants serve for a duration equal to the length of the longest sentence. Successive sentences are a judge sentences a convicted defendant to consecutive sentences. (Refer to the Concurrent Sentence)
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