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consecutive : following one after the other in order con·sec·u·tive·ly adv ...
consecutive sentence
consecutive sentence see sentence ...
Consecutive
Following in a train succeeding one another in a regular order successive uninterrupted in course or succession with no interval or break as fifty consecutive years...
Consecutively
In a consecutive manner by way of sequence successively...
Consecutiveness
The state or quality of being consecutive...
sentence
sentence [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1 : a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a crime 2 : the punishment that one convicted of a crime is ordered to receive concurrent sentence : a sentence that runs at the same time as another consecutive sentence : a sentence that runs before or after another cumulative sentence : consecutive sentence in this entry ;also : the combination of two or more consecutive sentences death sentence : a sentence condemning the convicted defendant to death de·ter·mi·nate sentence [di-tər-mə-nət-] : a sentence for a fixed rather than indeterminate length of time general sentence : a sentence that does not allocate the punishment imposed for the individual counts on which the defendant was convicted NOTE: General sentences are impermissible. in·de·ter·mi·nate s...
Week
Week, in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Third Edition), the word 'week' has been described as meaning 'the cycle of seven days, recognized in the calendar of the Jews and thence adopted in the calendar of Christian, Moham-medan and various other peoples. A space of seven days, irrespective of the time from which it is reckoned. Seven days as a term for periodical payments (of wages, rent, or the like), or as a unit of reckoning for time of work or service'. In Webster's New World Dictionary (1962 Edition), the meaning of the word 'week' is given as 'a period of seven days, especially one beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday; the hours or days of work in a seven-day period'. In Stroud's Judicial Dictionary (Third Edition), it is stated that '(1) though a week usually means any consecutive seven days, it will sometimes be interpreted to mean the ordinary notion of a week reckoning from Sunday to Sunday and (2) probably, a week usually means seven clear days'. A 'week' a...
regime
regime : a system of principles, rules, or regulations for administration (as of property) [the mandatory consecutive sentencing "People v. Garcia, 642 N.E.2d 1077 (1994)"] [community property ] used esp. in the civil law of Louisiana NOTE: Under the Louisiana Civil Code there are various regimes for various types of property, such as community or separate property. These regimes, while usually established by the law, may also be modified or created by agreement of the parties. ...
back to back
occurring immediately one after the other consecutive...
Consecute
To follow closely to endeavor to overtake to pursue...
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