См. также: obligor?, obligation transfer agreement, oblivion, oblast
If the obligor has a claim that is due against the obligee under the same legal relationship as that on which the obligation is based, he may, unless the obligation leads to a different conclusion, refuse the performance owed by him, until the performance owed to him is rendered (right of retention). (law.ed.ac.uk)
The term "suretyship" denotes a relationship among an obligee and two obligors, the principal and the surety, in which the obligee is entitled to only one performance, the principal has the primary duty to perform, and the surety has a secondary duty to perform if and only if the principal fails to perform. (Contract Law in the USA by Gregory Klass)
The term "suretyship" denotes a relationship among an obligee and two obligors, the principal and the surety, in which the obligee is entitled to only one performance, the principal has the primary duty to perform, and the surety has a secondary duty to perform if and only if the principal fails to perform. (Contract Law in the USA by Gregory Klass)
A solidary obligation, or an obligation in solido, is a type of obligation in the civil law jurisprudence that allows either obligors to be bound together, each liable for the whole performance, or obligees to be bound together, all owed just a single performance and each entitled to the entirety of it. (Wikipedia)
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