concurrence
the act of concurring.
accordance in opinion; agreement: With the concurrence of several specialists, our doctor recommended surgery.
cooperation, as of agents or causes; combined action or effort.
simultaneous occurrence; coincidence:the concurrence of several unusual events.
Geometry. a point that is in three or more lines simultaneously.
Law. a power equally held or a claim shared equally.
Archaic. competition; rivalry.
Origin of concurrence
1- Also con·cur·ren·cy (for defs. 1-4) .
Other words from concurrence
- pre·con·cur·rence, noun
Words Nearby concurrence
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How to use concurrence in a sentence
The concurrence wasn’t the same as the majority opinion, but at least it was now in the legal record.
The American parole system is an endless trap — and a moral outrage | Jennifer Miller | May 24, 2021 | Washington PostObama was very uncomfortable about going into Syria and doing anything without congressional concurrence.
In a concurrence, Justice Stephen Breyer said a more finely tailored law might survive constitutional scrutiny.
In Case of Lies and Free Speech, Supreme Court Skirts Law of Online Dating | Dan Slater | June 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore proceeding we may notice “night” of the third line is directly connected with “stars” of the fourth line by concurrence.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)This is an instance of Inclusion as to the men, of Exclusion and concurrence as to date of birth and death.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Whether we take this phrase as describing the object or result of founding that college, it is a case of concurrence.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)This phrase describes the locating of the college, and is therefore a relation by concurrence.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)A more vivid concurrence can scarcely be imagined, since he and Bonaparte were both born in the same year, 1769.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
British Dictionary definitions for concurrence
/ (kənˈkʌrəns) /
the act of concurring
agreement in opinion; accord; assent
cooperation or combination
simultaneous occurrence; coincidence
geometry a point at which three or more lines intersect
- Also (for senses 1–4): concurrency
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