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collective responsibility; joint liability; shared responsibility
The principle that all members of a group share responsibility for the actions of any individual member. Used both as a legal term (joint liability) and in everyday contexts (group punishment or shared blame).
チーム全体の連帯責任だ。
It's the collective responsibility of the whole team.
一人のミスで部署全員が連帯責任を取らされた。
The entire department was held collectively responsible for one person's mistake.
学校で一人が悪いことをすると、クラス全体が連帯責任で叱られることがある。
At school, when one person does something wrong, the whole class is sometimes scolded as a matter of collective responsibility.
A compound of 連帯 (solidarity, joint) and 責任 (responsibility). This concept is deeply embedded in Japanese group culture.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 連帯責任を取る (to take collective responsibility)
- 連帯責任を負う (to bear joint liability)
- 連帯責任を問う (to hold collectively responsible)
- 連帯責任を取らされる (to be made to take collective responsibility)
In legal contexts, 連帯債務 (joint and several obligation) is the formal equivalent. In everyday Japanese, the concept is frequently encountered in schools, sports teams, and workplaces, where a group may be punished for the actions of one member.