n. [ F., competition, equality of rights, fr. LL. concurrentia competition. ] 1. The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination. [ 1913 Webster ] We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design or act; -- implying joint approbation. [ 1913 Webster ] Tarquin the Proud was expelled by the universal concurrence of nobles and people. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of power or influence; cooperation. [ 1913 Webster ] We collect the greatness of the work, and the necessity of the divine concurrence to it. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ] An instinct that works us to its own purposes without our concurrence. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts. [ 1913 Webster ] |