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Likelihood of survival test

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003051

A causation test used mainly in homicide cases, under which a defendant's act counts as a cause of death if it reduced the victim's chance of surviving. It lets a court hold the defendant responsible where the victim was already at risk, because the act worsened the odds even if death might have occurred anyway.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003051
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Likelihood of survival test",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A causation test used mainly in homicide cases, under which a defendant's act counts as a cause of death if it reduced the victim's chance of surviving. It lets a court hold the defendant responsible where the victim was already at risk, because the act worsened the odds even if death might have occurred anyway.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/likelihood-of-survival-test/"
}

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