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A form of substitution where legal or insurance anticipation determines permissible outcomes. Legal counsel acquires de facto veto over substantive decisions not through formal authority but through risk framing. Liability logic displaces judgment by making any non-defensive decision appear irresponsible.
A hospital's ethics committee nominally decides treatment protocols, but when liability exposure is high, legal review effectively pre-determines outcomes. 'We can't do that for legal reasons' becomes the default frame.
ACIJ Section 6.1