consect

[Dan Goncharoff]

"Consec" seems to be a fairly common abbreviation for "consecutive", at
least in law-related websites.
DanG


On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Baker, John <JMB at stradley.com> wrote:

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>        It may be a term that's used by the criminal defense bar in
> Florida, or in the local area where the trial was held.  I'm not aware
> of any examples of its use in legal writing, although an informal term
> like this is probably used orally rather than in writing anyway.  It's
> even possible (though not particularly likely) that it really was
> invented by the defense attorney, or by someone with whom she has come
> in contact.
>
>        The use was apparently pretty transparent (after all, you knew
> immediately what it meant), so it's not surprising that the judge didn't
> remark on it.  It would be different if the term actually had been used
> in a formal motion; then the judge would be more likely to remark with
> disdain that the defendant's motion didn't even have an established
> legal meaning.
>
>        Now that it's been used on television in a high-profile case,
> the term is more likely to take off.  If it does, we'll know that Jon's
> diligence memorialized its initial popularization.
>
>
> John Baker
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> 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
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> 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > JL
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