The Emergence Machine

Defendant

abstract · Law · Level 15 · E11

E11Organizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

defendant emerges from person. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
defendens
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL15L14L13L12L7L2L1L0DefendantOffenseStrategyExchangeCrimePersonCommunityLearning… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeCollectionDistributionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAcquittalL16DefendantL15CrimeL7PersonL7OffenseL14E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Crime L7 (requires)
    A person formally accused of a crime or offense, who is subject to a legal process to determine their guilt or innocence.
  • Person L7 (required)
    Understanding defendant requires knowledge of person.
  • Offense L14 (requires)
    A person formally accused of a crime or offense, who is subject to a legal process to determine their guilt or innocence.

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