definition of codebtor?

[browncow59]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

Can anyone give me the legal definition of the word codebtor?...or possibly where I can find it in the bankruptcy laws and regulations....thank you oh so much!

 

[wayne-o]

from merriam websters dictionary of law

Main Entry: co·debt·or
Pronunciation: "kO-'de-t&r
Function: noun
: one that shares liability for a debt : a fellow debtor

 

[racer72]

from merriam websters dictionary of law

Main Entry: co·debt·or
Pronunciation: "kO-'de-t&r
Function: noun
: one that shares liability for a debt : a fellow debtor

Addition from the dictionary of common sense:
Fool, sucker, gullible, one that like to throw money at others debts without reward.