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crumbling skull rule

crumbling skull rule noun: 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.

Noun

crumbling skull rule (plural crumbling skull rules)

  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.

Forms of crumbling skull rule

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Questions about crumbling skull rule

What does crumbling skull rule mean?
Crumbling skull rule means 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.
What part of speech is crumbling skull rule?
Crumbling skull rule is a noun.
What is the plural of crumbling skull rule?
The plural of crumbling skull rule is crumbling skull rules.

Words near crumbling skull rule in the dictionary

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  2. crumbliest
  3. crumblike
  4. crumbliness
  5. crumbling
  6. crumbling skull rule
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  8. crumbling up
  9. crumblingly
  10. crumblingness
  11. crumblings

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