joint tortfeasors
Two or more tortfeasors who contributed to the claimant’s injury and who may be joined as defendants in the same lawsuit. See joint and several liability under LIABILITY. [Cases: Negligence 484; Torts 22. C.J.S. Negligence ¡ì¡ì 154¨C156; Torts ¡ì¡ì 39¨C44.]
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