Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• JOINT AND SEVERAL
  
  A legal expression used to indicate that two or more parties each are fully liable rather than together fully liable. For example, if two individuals execute joint and several guaranties, either one can be asked to repay the entire amount of the guaranteed debt.
  
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