noun
joint and several liability
Legal term: each debtor is liable for the whole obligation, and the creditor can demand full performance from any one of them.
連帯債務では、債権者はどの債務者に対しても全額の支払いを請求できる。
Under joint and several liability, the creditor can demand full payment from any of the debtors.
連帯保証 is a joint guarantee where a guarantor assumes the same liability as the principal debtor, while 連帯債務 refers to multiple debtors each bearing full liability for the same obligation.
Compound of 連帯 (joint, solidarity) and 債務 (debt, obligation). A legal term adopted into Japanese from Western civil law concepts.