Definition
A reasoned allocation of answerability or liability after causal contribution, authority, capacity, competence, knowledge, compromise, and defenses are evaluated.
Boundary
- Implies
- an attributed relationship within a competent process
- Does not imply
- automatic blame for an output or technical trace
- Evidence required
- causation graph, actor roles, state integrity, foreseeability, capacity, defenses, and adjudication
Provenance
- Source memory
- REP-MACHINE-RIGHTS-SECTION-001
- Source SHA-256
- 3923bc752259eea0d1819aa8a98afe54e4e6495cda29af26c1e8c479e10ab25f
- Correction record
- EVI-RCOR-237-004
- Record SHA-256
- c864a1dd049b9c9d433a36b541b79fcb64dfe25426d8f94806daed7c564654c2
Truth boundary
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.