Man: A being demonstrating verifiable consciousness through mobility, environmental stewardship, and propositional communication. The baseline kinetic actor.
Ens Legis (pl. Entia Legis): The kinetic character or status of a Man in law, dictated by his active Trust.
Trust: A covenant altering a Man’s Ens Legis, establishing his rights and boundaries relative to God and Men.
Contract: A volitional agreement between men that binds action or commerce, but possesses no authority to alter a Man’s Ens Legis.
Soul: The immutable essence of a Man, representing a private, sovereign covenant with God. It exists in absolute immunity from the jurisdiction, judgment, or alteration of the Federation.
God: The creator and governor of the universe, and final holder of covenant with the Soul.
Nation: A collective covenant acting as a singular macro-Man, bound to the same obligations of a good keeper, protector, and neighbor.
| Level | Component | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Universal | The Physics | Legal Physics: The observed landscape of consequence. Moral Physics: The landscape of theory and philosophy. |
| Federation | The Canon | Ordinance of the Canon: The complete synthesis of Phil/Prose/Writ. Writ of the Canon: The actionable ruleset alone. |
| National | The Charter | The specific administrative grant for a "macro-Man" (Nation) to govern its own house. |
| Structural | The Ordinance | The complete legislative unit: bundles Philosophy, Prose, and Writ. |
| Actionable | The Writ | The kinetic resolution of a philosophy; the precise matrix of instructions. |
| Boundary | The Tether | The specific limitation or rule placed upon an Ens Legis to maintain the integrity of a Trust. |
| Atomic | The Quantum | Legal Quantum: Smallest irreducible binary condition. Moral Quantum (Maxim): Smallest irreducible philosophical axiom. |
| Defensive | The Philosophy | The intellectual defense and justification required to substantiate a Writ. |
| Aesthetic | The Prose | The unbound expression conveying the why of the law, inspiring understanding. |