text: belonging to a sizeable group of people; it is not likely to be misinterpreted for common in the technical sense mentioned in the previous paragraph, since the phrase jn common is preferred to the adjective common for expressing that idea. Again, where precision is not required, joint can be used. 1/ See also P. J. Dalton, Land Law, second edition, London, 1975, chap. 10. The technical name for ownership in common in English law is tenancy in commpn. 1/ The translation ownership in common would be correct technically but is unusual. 2/ In Canada, the two forms of co-ownership, joint and common, are called propriété conjointe and propriété en commun respectively (VOCL 1, p. 96). - 1162 - As far as obligations and their subjects - creditors, debtors, sureties - are concerned, two notions are found: conjoint, conjuntp, mancomuoadQ, and solidaire, solidario. A/ The first means that the obligation attaches to each of the multiple subjects in respect of his proportion of the obligation only, 5/ whereas the second means that it attaches to each of them in respect of the whole. The correct translations are joint and joint and several respectively. 4/ Where these terms are found combined, as in conjointement et solidairement, the meaning is solidairement. ¿/ An obligation conjointe is described in the French Civil Code (art. 1217) as divisible. For a useful discussion of this subject in French law, see Buffelan 2, chap. 16, "Les obligations plurales". - 1163 - Note 13 "GUARDIANSHIP" AND RELATED TERMS Guardianship is the generic term used to describe the protection afforded by the law, in the form of persons called guardians. to the person and property of individuals, called wards. who are under a disability such as youth or mental incapacity and therefore regarded by the law as incapable of 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing legal concepts and terminology related to property ownership, co-ownership, and obligations, which suggests that it may be related to the field of law or economics. The mention of specific laws, such as the French Civil Code, and legal terminology, such as "tenancy in common" and "joint and several", further support this hypothesis.