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Termination of parental rights
Definition:
A judicial proceeding freeing a child from all custody and control by parents, so the child can be adopted by others.
Incarceration
Definition:
Imprisonment; confinement in a jail or penitentiary.
Concurrent sentence
Definition:
Sentence under which two or more prison or jail terms are served simultaneously, and the prisoner is entitled to discharge when the longest term specified expires (i.e., sentences of 1 to 15 years and 0 to 5 years means a maximum sentence of 15 years). Differs from a consecutive sentence, which is when the sentences are served back-to-back. (A 1 to 15 and 0 to 5 consecutive sentence could mean up to 20 years).
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