0. Plain Statement

Visible incidents are lagging indicators.

Plain-language version:

Visible incidents are lagging indicators.

1. Formal Definition

Incident Lag 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-113"
name: "Incident Lag Law"
type: "law"
status: "draft"
family:
  - "Security"
summary: "Visible incidents are lagging indicators."
canonical_statement: "Visible incidents are lagging indicators"
canonical_form: "TBD"
source: "content/archive/laws/technical.md"

15. Compact Card Version

LAW-113 — Incident Lag Law

Visible incidents are lagging indicators.

Plain meaning: Visible incidents are lagging indicators.

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

Visible incidents are lagging indicators.

Typical sequence:

H↑ + ι↑ → O↓ → ε spikes late

Early security tracks hidden debt, audit suppression, boundary drift, meaning collapse, and ring-down degradation.