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Joint liability

An arrangement where all of the parties involved are each liable up to the full amount of the relevant obligation. If one party dies, disappears or is declared bankrupt the others remain fully liable. The converse is several or proportionate liability, where the parties are liable only for their respective obligations and not for the obligations of any of the other parties.
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