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CO-OBLIGE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Loans
DEF

One of two or more persons bound by a joint obligation or a joint and several obligation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Prêts et emprunts
DEF

Personne qui est tenue, avec d'autres, de la même obligation, que celle-ci soit assortie de solidarité passive (les codébiteurs sont dits solidaires) ou ne le soit pas (codébiteurs conjoints).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
  • Préstamos
DEF

Persona física o moral que forma parte de la pluralidad de responsabilidades en el cumplimiento de una misma obligación. La simple mancomunidad de deudores no hace que cada uno de ellos deba cumplir íntegramente la obligación. La deuda se considera dividida en tantas partes como deudores haya y cada parte constituye una deuda distinta de otra.

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Record 2 2010-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

... the plaintiff is today free to join all concurrent tortfeasors as co-defendants in a single action, whether they are jointly or only severally liable for the injury.

OBS

jointly liable: As opposed to "severally liable".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
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