Interpretation Does Not Permit Invention
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Interpretation Does Not Permit Invention
Category: Adaawk Page status: Working
Purpose
To ensure that explaining or applying adaawk does not become an opportunity to create new claims.
General Principle
Interpretation does not permit invention.
Explanation
Understanding may deepen as situations change. However, interpreters remain responsible to what has been lawfully carried and witnessed. New ideas cannot be presented as inherited memory.
Authority
Interpretation is bounded by:
Implications
Careful distinction must be made between tradition and proposal. Honesty preserves credibility. Continuity protects legitimacy.
Limits
Innovation may be discussed openly, but it must not be disguised as established law. False attribution undermines standing.