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Concord sentences

Concord sentences is the plural of Concord sentence.

Meaning of Concord sentence

Noun

Concord sentence (plural Concord sentences)

  1. (historical, Massachusetts) An atypically long sentence with an early parole eligibility, the time of parole eligibility constituting the "real" intended sentence.
    • The deal agreed to by the D.A. and the defense […] was a little less severe than press reports indicated. In Massachusetts judicial practice, a "Concord" sentence is one that imposes a great amount of time on a convict. However, he is usually eligible for parole after just a few months. […] It is...1980 February 9, Mitzel, “Man Sentenced to Total Of 39 Years on Charges of Child Pornography, Rape”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 28, page 8

Questions about Concord sentences

What is Concord sentences the plural of?
Concord sentences is the plural of Concord sentence.

Words near Concord sentences in the dictionary

  1. Concord coach
  2. Concord coaches
  3. Concord grape
  4. Concord grapes
  5. Concord sentence
  6. Concord sentences
  7. Concord West
  8. concordable
  9. concordal
  10. concordance
  11. concordance cosmologies

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