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連帯債務 (れんたいさいむ, rentaisaimu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

連れん帯たい債さい務む

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ん

た

い

さ

い

む

Meanings

1

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.

連れん帯たい債さい務むでは、債さい権けん者しゃはどの債さい務む者しゃに対たいして

も

全ぜん

額がく

の

支し

払はら

い

を

請せい

求きゅう

できる

。

Under joint and several liability, the creditor can demand full payment from any of the debtors.

Kanji

連take along, lead, join
帯sash, belt, obi
債bond, loan, debt
務task, duties

Related words

連れん帯たい保ほ証しょう
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.

Built from

連れん帯たい+債さい務む

Etymology

Compound of 連帯 (joint, solidarity) and 債務 (debt, obligation). A legal term adopted into Japanese from Western civil law concepts.