Duhaime's Law Dictionary Concurrent Sentence Definition: A sentence which runs with another. In Wilkinson, Justice Leben of the Kansas Court of Appeals remarked;"[C]oncurrent sentences all share the same clock: the defendant serves only the longest sentence as less serious ones tick away alongside it."Consecutive sentences run separately and result in longer time in prison."REFERENCES: Duhaime, Lloyd, Criminal LawDuhaime, Lloyd, Legal Definition of Consecutive Sentence Duhaime, Lloyd, Legal Definition of SentenceDuhaime, Lloyd, Duhaime's Legal Dictionary Duhaime, Lloyd, Duhaime's Legal Citations & Abbreviations Wilkinson v. State, 195 P. 3d 278 (Kansas, 2008) Categories & Topics: Duhaime's Criminal Law Dictionary Always looking up definitions? Save time with our search provider (modern browsers only) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Law Dictionary, or if you have suggestion for a legal term, we'd love to hear from you!