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51joint tortfeasor — n: any of two or more parties held jointly or severally liable for the same tort see also contribution; joint liability at liability 2b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
52joint liability — UK US noun [U] ► LAW a situation where more than one person or organization share responsibility for paying a debt or for paying for damage that has been caused, etc.: »As the partners have agreed to joint liability, if the partnership becomes… …
53joint — United; combined; undivided; done by or against two or more unitedly; shared by or between two or more; coupled together in interest or liability. The term is used to express a common property interest enjoyed or a common liability incurred by… …
54joint — United; combined; undivided; done by or against two or more unitedly; shared by or between two or more; coupled together in interest or liability. The term is used to express a common property interest enjoyed or a common liability incurred by… …
55several — More than two, often used to designate a number greater than one. First Nat. Trust & Savings Bank of San Diego v. Industrial Accident Commission, 213 Cal. 322, 2 P.2d 347, 351. Each particular, or a small number singly taken. Nashville, C. & St.… …
56joint — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a a place at which two things are joined together. b a point at which, or a contrivance by which, two parts of an artificial structure are joined. 2 a structure in an animal body by which two bones are fitted together. 3 a any …
57several — sev|er|al [ sev(ə)rəl ] function word, quantifier *** Several can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Several buildings were damaged by the explosion. as a pronoun: If you want to see Edward s paintings,… …
58several */*/*/ — UK [ˈsev(ə)rəl] / US determiner, pronoun Summary: Several can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Several buildings were damaged by the explosion. as a pronoun: If you want to see Edward s paintings, there… …
59joint contract — A contract under which an obligation is incurred by or a right given to two or more persons, there being absent any distinct word of severance indicating or producing a several responsibility or right. Dean v Dean, 229 SC 430, 93 SE2d 206. See… …
60joint obligor — One of two or more persons bound by a joint obligation or a joint and several obligation. One of two or more persons jointly liable upon a negotiable instrument as makers, indorsers, accommodation indorsers, etc …
