English Explanatory Dictionary

eggshell rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The common-law rule according to which the unexpected frailty of an injured person is not a valid defense to the seriousness of any injury caused to them.

Word forms

eggshell rule eggshell rules

Synonyms

thin skull rule

Related words

crumbling skull rule
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