overlapping punishment, prison sentence served at the same time as another
In
law, a sentence forms the final act of a
judge-ruled process, and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function. The sentence generally involves a decree of
imprisonment, a
fine and/or other
punishments against a
defendant convicted of a
crime. Those imprisoned for multiple crimes, will serve either a consecutive sentence (in which the period of imprisonment equals the sum of all the sentences) or a concurrent sentence (in which the period of imprisonment equals the length of the longest sentence). If a sentence gets reduced to a less harsh (or "softer") punishment, then the sentence is said to have been "mitigated". Rarely (depending on circumstances)
murder charges are "mitigated" and reduced to
manslaughter charges. However, in certain legal systems, a defendant may be punished beyond the terms of the sentence, e.g. social stigma, loss of governmental benefits, or collectively, the
collateral consequences of criminal charges.
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A direction by a Court that a number of sentences of imprisonment
should run at the same time
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