"eggshell rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eggshell rules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} eggshell rule (plural eggshell rules)
  1. (law) 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. Wikipedia link: eggshell skull Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-eggshell_rule-en-noun-Uw5AMIgD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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