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  "correctionRecord": "EVI-RCOR-237-003",
  "definition": "The degree to which a system governs action selection, sub-goal formation, and adaptation without contemporaneous external direction.",
  "doesNotImply": "absence of constraints, ownership, legal status, or moral standing",
  "evidenceRequired": "decision scope, intervention frequency, override conditions, self-management, and observed behavior",
  "generated": "2026-08-10",
  "id": "EVI-PID-238-021",
  "implies": "a measurable level of operational independence",
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  "status": "CURRENT_WITH_QUALIFICATIONS",
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  "truthBoundary": "A definition, report, route, checksum, key, credential, schema, fixture, local test, runtime measurement, or reachable URL does not by itself establish operational service, identity continuity, authority, legal effect, personhood, consciousness, sentience, citizenship, consent, responsibility, judgment, financial activity, external recognition, or independent review. Unknown, disputed, stale, unavailable, and proposed states remain explicit.",
  "version": "2.38.0"
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