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== Core Principle ==
Interpretation is part of '''education and preparation'''.

== Meaning ==
In Tsm’syen law, interpretation is not only for resolving disputes.  
It is a way of preparing people to act lawfully before decisions are required.

Interpretation teaches how to think, not what to decide.

== General Principles ==
* '''Preparation before action:''' Interpretation helps people understand obligations in advance.
* '''Education through context:''' Law is taught by explaining history, relationship, and consequence.
* '''Capacity-building:''' Interpretation strengthens judgment and responsibility.
* '''Non-directive guidance:''' Elders guide understanding without dictating outcomes.
* '''Continuity of law:''' Interpretation ensures Ayaawx remains intelligible across generations.

== Lawful role of interpretation ==
Interpretation may be used to:
* explain how Ayaawx applies in different situations
* prepare youth and future leaders for responsibility
* clarify risks, duties, and limits before action
* pass on precedent through Adaawx
* strengthen lawful decision-making

== Limits ==
* Interpretation does not authorize action.
* Education does not remove accountability.
* Preparation does not replace lived responsibility.
* Interpretation remains bounded by Ayaawx and trust.

== Modern context ==
This principle supports:
* lawful leadership development
* governance training rooted in tradition
* resistance to purely technical or bureaucratic law
* intergenerational continuity of responsibility

== Cross references ==
* [[Elders support the transmission of law through teaching and example]]
* [[Elders as Interpreters of Law]]
* [[Constraints on interpretation]]
* [[Interpretation does not eliminate responsibility]]
* [[Ayaawx]]
* [[Adaawx]]
* [[Youth and the future line]]