consect

[Jonathan Lighter]

John, it may have been one of the younger female defense attorneys who
actually used the word. By the time I finished noting it, the precise
speaker had fled my mind.

The judge didn't start pounding his gavel shouting, "What the hell are you
talking about? Order in the court!!" So I assume she didn't coin it.

JL

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Baker, John <JMB at stradley.com> wrote:

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>        No, it's a neologism.  I don't immediately see any other
> examples of its use at all, although I suspect that a more diligent
> search would turn up a handful.
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> John Baker
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> Not in OED.
>
> The tot-mom jurors (who weren't afraid to put two and two together and
> get
> two) convicted Tot Mom on four counts of lying to investigators.
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> This morning Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr., decided to "consect" the
> four-year sentences - make them run consecutively rather than
> concurrently.
>
> I assume this is a well-known legal term.
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> JL
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