T. Hook.
3. United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary
in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with
associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; joint
debtor, etc. "Joint tenants of the world." Donne.
4. Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint
property; a joint bond.
A joint burden laid upon us all.
Shak.
Joint committee (Parliamentary Practice), a committee composed of
members of the two houses of a legislative body, for the appointment of
which concurrent resolutions of the two houses are necessary. Cushing.
-- Joint meeting, or Joint session, the meeting or session of two
distinct bodies as one; as, a joint meeting of committees representing
different corporations; a joint session of both branches of a State
legislature to chose a United States senator. "Such joint meeting shall
not be dissolved until the electoral votes are all counted and the
result declared." Joint Rules of Congress, U. S. -- Joint resolution
(Parliamentary Practice), a resolution adopted concurrently by the two
branches of a legislative body. "By the constitution of the United
States and the rules of the two houses, no absolute distinction is made
between bills and joint resolutions." Barclay (Digest). -- Joint rule
(Parliamentary Practice), a rule of proceeding adopted by the
concurrent action of both branches of a legislative assembly.
"Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
that the sixteenth and seventeenth joint rules be suspended for the
remainder of the session." Journal H. of R., U. S. -- Joint and several
(Law), a phrase signifying that the debt, credit, obligation, etc., to
which it is applied is held in such a way that the parties in interest
are engaged both together and individually thus a joint and several
debt is one for which all the debtors may be sued together or either of
them individually. -- Joint stock, stock held in company. -- Joint-
stock company (Law), a species of partnership, consisting generally of
a large number of members, having a capital divided, or agreed to be
divided, into shares, the shares owned by any member being usually
transferable without the consent of the rest. -- Joint tenancy (Law), a
tenure by two or more persons of estate by unity of interest, title,
time, and possession, under which the survivor takes the whole.
Blackstone. -- Joint tenant (Law), one who holds an estate by joint
tenancy.