joint tortfeasor — noun 1. : one of two or more persons acting in concert in the commission of a tort 2. a. : one of two or more persons who may be joined as defendants in the same single cause of action to recover damage for a tort b. : one of two or more persons… … Useful english dictionary
joint — adj 1: common to two or more: as a: involving the combined activity or negligence of two or more a joint tort see also joint tortfeasor compare several b … Law dictionary
joint tortfeasors — two or more persons responsible for a tort. Courts have power to allocate responsibility among the joint tortfeasors, but each is wholly and severally liable to the victim. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. joint tortfeasors … Law dictionary
joint tortfeasors — Two or more persons who unite in committing a tort, or whose acts concur in contributing to and producing a single indivisible injury upon a third person. 52 Am J1st Torts §§ 110 et seq. Two or more persons jointly or severally liable in tort for … Ballentine's law dictionary
tortfeasor — tort·fea·sor / tȯrt ˌfē zər/ n [Anglo French tortfesor wrongdoer, from tort wrong + fesor faisour doer, maker, from Old French, from fais , stem of faire to do, make, from Latin facere]: a person who commits a tort, delict, or quasi offense… … Law dictionary
tortfeasor — One guilty of a tort. A person who commits a tort; a wrongdoer. See joint tortfeasors … Ballentine's law dictionary
contribution — con·tri·bu·tion n 1: payment of a share of an amount for which one is liable: as a: shared payment of a judgment by joint tortfeasors esp. according to proportional fault compare apportion a b: pro rata apportionment of loss among all the… … Law dictionary
contribution — A gift made with others, as to the Cancer Fund; the money, property, skill, knowledge, or services, which a party to a joint enterprise puts into the venture. 30 Am J Rev ed Jnt Adv § 9. An aid in following an objective or reaching a result. As… … Ballentine's law dictionary
covenant not to sue — A device most familiar in the law of torts, being used to prevent the release of a tortfeasor upon settling with his joint tortfeasor. 1 Am J2d Accord § 9. A covenant not to sue recognizes that the obligation or liability continues but the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
share — n 1: a portion belonging to, due to, or due from an individual a joint tortfeasor is liable for her share of the damages; specif: the part allotted or belonging to one of a number owning together any property or interest the share of a joint… … Law dictionary
