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Where two or more persons are liable in respect of the same liability, in most common law legal systems they may either be:

  • jointly liable, or
  • severally liable, or
  • jointly and severally liable.[1]
  1. ^ Prosser, William J. (1936). "Joint Torts and Several Liablity". California Law Review. 25 (4): 413–443. doi:10.2307/3476762. JSTOR 3476762. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

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