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joint
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: shared by or affecting two or more as a unit
a joint account
2: united, joined, or sharing with another (as in a right or status)
joint heirs

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.