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LAW-011 — Hidden Debt Return Law

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LAW-011 — Hidden Debt Return Law

Hidden debt always returns.

draftid: LAW-011version: 1.0.0updated: 2026-05-31
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0. Plain Statement

Hidden debt always returns.

Plain-language version:

Hidden debt always returns.

1. Formal Definition

Hidden Debt Return Law is currently defined by the source registry excerpt below. This scaffold awaits editorial expansion into the full law spec sheet format.

2. Canonical Form

TBD

Related variables:

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3. Core Mechanism

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4. When This Law Applies

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5. When This Law Does Not Apply

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6. Diagnostic Signature

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7. Failure Pattern

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8. Restoration Implications

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9. Design Rule

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10. Cross-Scale Expressions

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11. Examples

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12. Relationship to Nearby Laws

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13. Operator Mapping

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14. Machine-Readable Summary

id: "LAW-011"
name: "Hidden Debt Return Law"
type: "law"
status: "draft"
family:
  - "Hidden Debt"
summary: "Hidden debt always returns."
canonical_statement: "Hidden debt always returns"
canonical_form: "TBD"
source: "content/archive/laws/technical.md"

15. Compact Card Version

LAW-011 — Hidden Debt Return Law

Hidden debt always returns.

Plain meaning: Hidden debt always returns.

Canonical form:

TBD

16. Source Status

This scaffold was generated from the current laws technical registry. Sections marked TBD should be expanded only from source material, related canon pages, or later editorial review.

17. Source Excerpt

Hidden debt always returns.

Hidden debt may be displaced into:

  • the future
  • the environment
  • peripheral nodes
  • invisible labor
  • biological symptoms
  • legitimacy shock
  • recurrence
  • institutional brittleness
  • economic crisis
  • ecological forcing
  • downstream AI systems
  • memory systems

Export does not eliminate debt. It changes where and when the debt reappears.