Secondary liability

Definition
1  : See also vicarious liability
2  : liability (as of a guarantor) that arises from a legal obligation owed to an injured party to pay damages for another's failure to perform or negligent act



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in personam jurisdiction

the jurisdiction granted a court over persons before it that allows the court to issue a binding judgment


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