Solidary

solidary [French solidaire characterized by community of interests, from Middle French, from Latin (in) solidum for the whole, involving all] in the civil law of Louisiana 1 : existing jointly and severally 2 : being a party to a solidary obligation [when one obligor owes an indivisible performance to distinct obligees, the obligees are obligees "Foreman v. Montgomery, 496 So. 2d 1280 (1986)"] sol·i·dar·i·ly [sÄ -lə-der-ə-lē] adv ...

solidary liability

solidary liability see liability ...

solidary obligation

solidary obligation see obligation ...

liability

liability pl: -ties 1 : the quality or state of being liable 2 : something for which one is liable: as a : a financial obligation : debt [tax ] [the bonds are liabilities] compare asset contingent liability : an amount that may or may not be owed depending on the outcome of a contingency (as a cosigner's default on a loan) fixed liability : a liability (as a bond or mortgage) that does not mature for at least one year from the date incurred or from a given date b : accountability and responsibility to another enforceable by civil remedies or criminal sanctions [ for injuries caused by their product] absolute liability : strict liability in this entry alternative liability : joint liability imposed on multiple tortfeasors when there are simultaneous tortious acts (as defective manufacture of parts of a wheel by different manufacturers) and uncertainty as to which act was the proximate cause of an injury compare concert of action civil liability : liability imposed under c...

obligation

obligation 1 : a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment) ;also : the binding power of such an agreement or indication [held that the amendment did not unconstitutionally impair the s of contracts "Davis v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 521 N.W.2d 366 (1994)"] 2 : a debt security (as a corporate or government bond) see also collateralized mortgage obligation 3 : what one is obligated to do, satisfy, or fulfill: as a : a commitment to pay a particular amount of money [does not create a debt, liability, or other , legal or moral "State v. Florida Dev. Fin. Corp., 650 So. 2d 14 (1995)"] ;also : an amount owed in such a commitment b : a duty arising from law, contract, or morality [had a legal as an employer] [a contractual ] 4 in the civil law of Louisiana : a relationship that binds one party to a performance (as a payment or transfer) or nonperformance for another party see also contract, offense, quasi-offen...

solidarity

solidarity in the civil law of Louisiana : the quality or state of being solidary : existence of a solidary obligation [will not presume ] ...

virile share

virile share [partial translation of French part (or portion) virile equally alloted share (as in an intestate inheritance), from Latin pars virilis, literally, male's share] in the civil law of Louisiana : an amount for which a solidary obligor (as a partner) is liable: as a : an amount due from the obligor under a solidary obligation (as a debt) arising from a contract or quasi contract that is equal to that of each other obligor unless there is an agreement or judgment to the contrary b : an amount based on the proportionate fault of the obligor when the obligation arises from an offense (as in negligence) or quasi-offense called also virile portion ...

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