A note signed by two or more persons who have equal liability for payment.

Joint ownership by two or more persons with the right of survivorship; all joint tenants own equal interest and have equal rights in the property.

The final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction of a matter presented to it; money judgments provide for the payment of claims presented to the court, or awarded as damages, etc.

The authority by which judicial officers take cognizance of and decide cause; the right and power which a judicial officer has to enter upon the inquiry.