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English
Etymology
Latin corre(us) + English -al
Pronunciation
Adjective
correal (not comparable)
- (Roman law) Under joint obligation (applied to an obligation in which the parties are severally liable).
References
- “Correal” listed on page 1,013 of volume II (C) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Correal (kǫ̆rī·ăl), a. Roman Law. Under joint obligation: applied to an obligation in which the parties are severally liable. 1875 Poste Gaius iii. Comm. (ed. 2) 398 A second difference between Correality and Solidarity consists in the fact that in Solidarity the guarantor who pays the whole has regressus against his co-guarantors, that is to say, has a power of recovering from them contribution of their share of the debt: whereas the Correal debtor who pays has no regressus or right to contribution.
- “correal, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
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