LEXICON ARCHITECTURE

The framework’s lexicon contains terms with materially different stability requirements. Canonical CIP terms need strong stability for contract citation. Framework working vocabulary needs conventional stability. General legal concepts need distributed expertise and evolve with case law. Three layers with distinct editorial policies address these differences.

Approximately fifteen terms at v3.1, with controlled growth at major versions. Maintained by the Standards Committee. Subject to the v1.0 stability commitment: meanings will not change without a major version increment, with at least twelve months’ notice and a published transition table. Citable in contracts, policy wording, and board minutes.

Approximately thirty terms at v3.1, with growth as the framework’s coverage expands. Maintained by the Standards Committee. Refined in minor releases without the formal version-stability commitment. Stable enough to cite informally in training materials and board reports. Not appropriate for citation in contracts.

Approximately five terms at v3.1, with substantial expected growth as the wiki layer is populated. Educational reference material. Per-jurisdiction or per-context variants supported through the wiki’s namespace structure. Contributions from qualified contributors with Standards Committee oversight.

Phase 1 (v3.1, shipped): all Glossary entries tagged with layer assignment. Phase 2 (v3.1.x, infrastructure-dependent): wiki infrastructure selection and deployment, Layer C entries linked to wiki for variant detail. Phase 3 (v3.2+): community-contributed content under policy and review model.