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In law, joint and several liability makes all parties in a suit responsible for damages up to the entire amount awarded. That is, if one party is unable to pay, the others named must pay more than their share.
An example of joint liability would be when spouses both sign for a loan. If one spouse should die, the other remains liable for the balance of the loan as a co-signer. However, this is contingent upon default by the borrower. With joint liability, creditors may sue once for any debt.
For example, suppose that A, B, and C negligently injure V. V successfully sues A, B, and C, for $1,000,000. If the court used a joint and several liability system, V could demand that A pay V the full $1,000,000. A could then demand contribution from B and C.
Joint Criminal Liability In this situation, two or more people have a prior engagement in the commission of a crime. If any one of them or more does an act that is forbidden by the law for their benefit, then every person engaged in the act is considered liable for the crime as it was done solely by him.