Concurrence
/kənˈkɜːrəns/
Definitions
- (n.) The agreement or simultaneous occurrence of events, acts, or conditions, especially in criminal law where an act and intent must coincide.
Concurrence is required for a crime to be established, meaning the defendant's intent and the act must occur together.
- (n.) A judicial opinion written by one or more judges expressing agreement with the majority's conclusion but for different reasons.
The judge wrote a concurrence to highlight a separate legal rationale from the majority opinion.
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Commentary
In criminal law, concurrence requires mens rea and actus reus to coincide; in appellate law, concurrence denotes agreeing judgments with distinct reasoning.
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