"crumbling skull rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crumbling skull rules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crumbling skull rule (plural crumbling skull rules)
  1. (law) 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 Wikipedia link: crumbling skull rule Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-crumbling_skull_rule-en-noun-SGQT-F4K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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