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== Core Principle ==<br />
Interpretation does not eliminate '''responsibility'''.<br />
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== Meaning ==<br />
In Tsm’syen law, interpretation clarifies meaning; it does not transfer, absorb, or erase responsibility. <br />
Those who act remain accountable for their conduct, decisions, and consequences.<br />
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No interpretation removes the duty to act lawfully.<br />
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== General Principles ==<br />
* '''Responsibility follows action:''' Authority and accountability remain with the decision-maker.<br />
* '''Interpretation is guidance:''' Elders clarify obligations but do not assume blame.<br />
* '''No shielding through advice:''' Interpretation cannot be used to excuse harm or misconduct.<br />
* '''Accountability is personal and collective:''' Houses, clans, and individuals remain answerable.<br />
* '''Witnessed responsibility:''' Accountability is recognized through witnesses and lawful process.<br />
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== Lawful application ==<br />
* Individuals remain responsible for how they apply advice.<br />
* Houses retain responsibility for decisions made within their authority.<br />
* Elders are responsible for the integrity of their guidance, not for the actions taken by others.<br />
* Responsibility persists even when interpretation is later shown to be flawed.<br />
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== Limits ==<br />
* Interpretation does not authorize unlawful conduct.<br />
* Advice does not replace duty or consequence.<br />
* Responsibility cannot be delegated upward to elders or outward to law.<br />
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== Modern context ==<br />
This principle prevents:<br />
* use of elders as shields for misconduct<br />
* deflection of blame onto interpretation<br />
* imported systems that separate authority from responsibility<br />
* erosion of accountability through procedural loopholes<br />
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== Cross references ==<br />
* [[Constraints on interpretation]]<br />
* [[Elders as Interpreters of Law]]<br />
* [[Elders do not override Ayaawx]]<br />
* [[Elders do not replace house or clan authority]]<br />
* [[Loss of trust limits interpretive authority]]<br />
* [[Accountability before witnesses]]<br />
* [[Limits on authority]]</div>Amusterer