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= Stories as Records of Dispute and Resolution =
'''Status:''' Working  
'''Category:''' Tsm’syen Laws and Legal Orders

== Statement ==
Stories preserve outcomes of past disputes and resolutions.

== Meaning ==
Stories carry the remembered results of conflict, decision, and correction.  
They preserve not only what occurred, but how disputes were resolved and what consequences followed.

Through stories, lawful outcomes remain accessible to future generations.

== Legal Function ==
Stories serve to:
* Record how disputes arose
* Preserve the resolution reached
* Identify responsibilities and consequences
* Remember acts of correction and restoration
* Prevent repetition of resolved conflicts

== Relationship to Adaawx ==
* Adaawx record law in practice.
* Stories transmit those records across generations.
* Together, they maintain continuity of legal knowledge.

== Use in Law ==
Stories are used to:
* Establish precedent
* Clarify expectations of conduct
* Guide interpretation through comparison
* Teach restraint, balance, and responsibility

== What Stories Are Not ==
* Stories are not entertainment.
* Stories are not metaphor without consequence.
* Stories are not optional teachings.
* Stories are not open to alteration for convenience.

== Legal Effect ==
When stories are preserved, disputes do not need to be re-litigated endlessly.  
When stories are ignored or altered, law fragments and conflict re-emerges.

== Cross References ==
* [[Adaawx as Records of Law in Practice]]
* [[Ayaawx as the Framework of Law]]
* [[Principles of Lawful Interpretation]]
* [[Witnesses and Recognition]]
* [[Correction and Rebalancing]]