concurrence

noun con·cur·rence \ kən-ˈkər-ən(t)s , -ˈkə-rən(t)s , kän- \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of concurrence

1 a : agreement or union in action : cooperation

b (1) : agreement in opinion or design

(2) : consent

obtained the written concurrence of the attorney general

2 : a coincidence of equal powers in law

3 a : the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances

The concurrence of heavy rain and strong winds delayed the plane's departure.

b : the meeting of concurrent lines in a point

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Examples of concurrence in a Sentence

the concurrence of my birthday and the concert by my favorite rock band made my preference for a birthday present pretty obvious
looked for some sign of concurrence among the delegates to the conference

Recent Examples of concurrence from the Web

But the decision included a concurrence and a dissent and took a total of 61 pages.

— bruce vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin Supreme Court says permit needed to carry loaded gun in car," 10 Apr. 2018
In his initial opinions, concurrences and dissents, Gorsuch has done just that.

— richard wolf, USA TODAY, "Justice Gorsuch confirms conservatives' hopes, liberals' fears in first year on Supreme Court," 8 Apr. 2018
Chief Justice Lloyd Karmeier delivered the judgment and opinion, with concurrence from Justices Charles Freeman, Robert Thomas, Thomas Kilbride, Rita Garman, Anne Burke and Mary Jane Theis.

— hannah leone, Aurora Beacon-News, "St. Charles carnival worker still guilty in fatal 2008 stabbing, state Supreme Court says," 23 Mar. 2018
Thomas, who almost never speaks from the bench, wrote his own concurrence, also relatively rare.

— jill abramson, Daily Intelligencer, "The Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas," 18 Feb. 2018
Clark said the concurrence of the historically high number of unsigned players, the rapid approach of spring training and the concept that one-third of the teams might be playing to win this year had triggered the statements.

— bill shaikin, latimes.com, "The mood among the relatively few players at baseball's union camp: 'As positive as it can be'," 14 Feb. 2018
Mercedes showed this version of its famous G Class SUV in concurrence with the debut of the new one.

— hannah elliott, Bloomberg.com, "The Best New Cars at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show," 16 Jan. 2018
The judicial holy grail for gerrymandering opponents is Kennedy’s concurrence in 2004’s Vieth v. Jubelirer.

— mark joseph stern, Slate Magazine, "Is Partisan Gerrymandering Dead?," 3 Oct. 2017
But in her concurrence Tuesday, Millett rejected that argument.

— pete williams, NBC News, "Detained Pregnant Teen Can Get Abortion, Appeals Court Rules," 24 Oct. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of concurrence

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First Known Use: 15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 3a

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concurrence Synonyms

Phrases

meeting of minds;

CONCURRENCE Defined for English Language Learners

concurrence

noun

Definition of concurrence for English Language Learners

: the state of agreeing with someone or something
: a situation in which two or more things happen at the same time : a situation in which things are concurrent

Law Dictionary

concurrence

noun con·cur·rence \ kən-ˈkər-əns \

legal Definition of concurrence

1 : the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances

2 : an agreement in judgment; specifically : a judge's or justice's separate opinion that differs in reasoning but agrees in the decision of the court