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concussionary.Archaic. A person who extorts from others under guise of authority; one who practices concussion. [Blacks Law 8th]

concussio (k<<schwa>>n-k<<schwa>>sh-ee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. The offense of extorting money or gifts by threat of violence. • In modern civil-law contexts, the term is often anglicized to concussion. — concuss,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

concursus (kon- or k<<schwa>>n-k<<schwa>>r-s<<schwa>>s). [Latin “a running together”] 1.Civil & Scots law. A proceeding in which two or more creditors claim, usu. adversely to each other, an interest in a fund or estate so that they can sort out and adjudicate all the claims on the fund. See CONCOURSE (3).2.Civil law. INTER-PLEADER. 3.Eccles. law. An…

concurso (kon- or k<<schwa>>n-k<<schwa>>r-soh), n.[Latin lit. “to run hither and thither”] Civil law. An action in which a creditor seeks to enforce a claim against an insolvent debtor. [Blacks Law 8th]

concurring opinion.See CONCURRENCE(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

concurrent writ.See WRIT. [Blacks Law 8th]

concurrent tortfeasors.See TORTFEASOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

concurrent sentences.See SENTENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

concurrent-sentence doctrine.The principle that an appellate court affirming a conviction and sentence need not hear a challenge to a conviction on another count if the conviction on the other count carries a sentence that is equal to or less than the affirmed conviction. [Cases: Criminal Law  1177.C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1723.] [Blacks Law 8th]

concurrent resolution.See RESOLUTION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]