{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"joint liability (joint and several liability)","description":"Unlike several liability – where each debtor is responsible only for a defined share – joint and several liability makes every debtor individually answerable for the full amount of the claim. The creditor may demand complete performance from any one debtor at will, regardless of who caused the underlying loss. In freight and logistics, this arises when multiple parties, such as a freight forwarder, a main carrier, and a terminal operator, are bound jointly by contract or statute to cover the sam","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/joint-liability-joint-and-several-liability","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:45:39.048249","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesamtschuldverhältnis","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/joint-liability-joint-and-several-liability","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"joint liability (joint and several liability) · Unlike several liability – where each debtor is responsible only for a defined share – joint and several liability makes every debtor individually answerable for the full amount of the claim. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesamtschuldverhältnis"}