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Punishment ordered by a court for a person convicted of a crime,usually either a noncustodial sentence such as probation or a fine, or acustodial sentence such as a term of imprisonment. A concurrent sentence is asentence that overlaps with another as opposed to a consecutive (cumulative)sentence, which runs by itself beginning after or ending before the running ofanother sentence. A consecutive sentence is a sentence that runs separatelyfrom one or more other sentences to be served by the same individual. Thesentence is cumulative to the extent that it begins after an existing sentencehas terminated either by expiration of the maximum term of the existingsentence, or by release from the present sentence through parole. A suspendedsentence is a sentence whose imposition or execution has been withheld by thecourt on certain terms and conditions.