English Explanatory Dictionary

crumbling skull rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a common-law rule according to which a defendant is not liable for the plaintiff's conditions or injuries that predate the tort, except to the degree that the tort worsened or hastened that injury or condition

Word forms

crumbling skull rule crumbling skull rules
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