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国際ビジネス、渉外法務に役立つ実務表現 jointly and severally 【意味】 連帯して 【参考】 ▷ having full liability for the whole of a debt or injury; if partners make an agreement jointly and severally, they share all rights and responsibilities equally, and if any partner is unable to share in a responsibility, the others become responsible for that partner's share. 【用例】 ▷ be jointly and severally liable for the debt →債務(負債)に対して連帯責任がある ▷ be fined $50 thousand jointly and severally →連帯して5万ドルの罰金を科せられる ▷ If more than one person has inflicted damage on another person by a joint tort, each of them is jointly and severally liable to compensate for the damage. →数人が共同の不法行為によって他人に損害を加えたときは、各自が連帯してその損害を賠償する責任を負う(民法719条前段)。