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affeerors

affeerors (英格兰古法)罚金评定员 在庄园或百户区法庭将要科处的罚金数额未有制定法或习惯的明确规定时,在法庭的负责人主持下经过宣誓来评定罚金数额的一种官员,人数通常为二人,有时也为四人。他们有时也被称作「taxatores」,并可能也参与下级法院某些案件中的损失赔偿额的评定事务。

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eggshell skull rule

eggshell-skull rule. Torts. The principle that a defendant is liable for a plaintiff’s unforeseeable and uncommon reactions to the defendant’s negligent or intentional act. • Under this rule, for example, if one person negligently scrapes another who turns out to be a hemophiliac, the negligent defendant is liable for the full extent of the plaintiff’s

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