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solidary

solidary

9.1
People who are responsible by law together so each can be made to pay the whole debt
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɒlɪˌdɛri/
  • South African
translation icon : solidario
  • A solidary guarantee means any one guarantor can be held liable for the entire amount.

Examples

  • The partners were solidary obligors, so each could be required to pay the full debt.

  • The partners have a solidary obligation to repay the loan.

  • In some legal systems, solidary liability ensures creditors can recover debts from any responsible party.

  • In a solidary agreement, each member is liable for the total debt.

  • The partners were solidary obligors, so each could be required to pay the full debt.

  • A solidary guarantee means any one guarantor can be held liable for the entire amount.

  • In some legal systems, solidary liability ensures creditors can recover debts from any responsible party.

Surface Forms

solidary positive

Morphology

solidary = solidarity (opaque) = solidar + y

The legal technical sense 'joint responsibility' is a specialized meaning of the adjective derived from 'solidarity' and is not predictably derivable by an average learner from the base form.

Etymology

Solidary comes from the old Latin word solidus, meaning 'solid' or 'whole', and it is related to solidarity and the English word solid. In law a solidary obligation treats several people as 'one whole' for a debt, so any one of them can be asked to pay the full amount.