Eggshell rule

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe 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.

Synonyms

crumbling skull rule golden rule fireman's rule exceptio metus personal exception legal fiction exception rule of lenity durham rule best evidence rule exclusionary rule rule of sevens

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