to-fe-li · W032

tofeli · epistemic guardian/adjudicator · ⏳

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Domain	knowledge / institutions / ethics
Class	entity
Type	compound
Register	formal
First use	S045

Composition

to-fe (W028, epistemic boundary) + -li (social agent) — a person whose recognized social role is maintaining and adjudicating epistemic category integrity

Definition

epistemic guardian; one with recognized social authority to adjudicate epistemic claims; knowledge auditor, peer reviewer, truth arbiter

Notes

Critically distinct from to-li (W003, knower/scientist): to-li produces knowledge; to-fe-li adjudicates it. The to-li asks: what is true? The to-fe-li asks: has the epistemic procedure been followed; is this claim's category warranted? The role is institutional, not personal: a to-li becomes relevant by having knowledge; a to-fe-li is relevant by holding recognized authority to certify or contest epistemic categories in formal contexts. The existence of to-fe-li as a recognized social role is what gives to-fe-ka its cultural weight: fraud (to-fe-ka) is a charge that a to-fe-li can formally bring; without the role, the vocabulary is description only. With it, it is actionable. Structural mirror: to-fe-ka (boundary violation) ↔ to-fe-li (boundary upholder). The same root triple, opposite social functions. Unregistered institutional form: to-fe-su (the epistemic code / standards framework within which to-fe-li operate). Register when corpus demands it. Evidentiality pressure: to-fe-li have the strongest need for evidential markers (se-ro / si-ro / to-ro, pending) — adjudicating an epistemic claim requires specifying how the arbiter established the true status.

Related

to-li (W003), to-fe (W028), to-fe-ka (W029), to-su-li

Examples

"the to-fe-li reviewed the claim and confirmed it as to, not se" "la-to-fe-li ka-to-fe-ki-past lo-to-su" — the arbiter ruled the error unintentional

In the corpus

13 attestations.

S#	Tonesu
S045	la-to-fe-li wi to-to-se-ma-ka The standards adjudicator operates through [???].
S175	la-to-fe-li to [la-mi no-se lo-si-de] The knowledge-keeper certifies: I have no perceptual basis for the signal record.
S272	la-to-fe-li ka-se-ka ro-~to-go The arbiter searched on the basis of approximately knowing the cause. (acted on probable cause)
S273	la-to-fe-li to-fe ro-to lo-go-li The arbiter delivered judgment on the basis of [full] knowledge of the cause-person. (convicted on proof beyond reasonable doubt)
S277	la-to-fe-li to-fe lo-to-ne-go ne go-li The arbiter determined the established causal connection concerning the cause-person. (delivered the verdict: found the perpetrator guilty)
S949	go {la-mu si [la-i-zo-li zo-ra de] / la-mu no-to [lo-ze]}, la-mu ka-si lo-to-fe-li lo-ze Tonesu-native Law 4: signal-grade danger without knowledge-grade certainty must be escalated.
S951	go {la-i-zo-li ne wi-ra lo-mu ; la-ze ne wi-ra lo-mu ; la-i-zo-li wi-ra [la-mu wi-ka] / la-ze wi-ra no [la-mu wi-ka]}, la-mu ka-si lo-to-fe-li lo-ze Conflicting authorized demands route upward.
S954	go {la-mu ka-si lo-to-fe-li lo-ze ; la-to-fe-li no-to [lo-ze]}, wi-fe-ka [la-mu ka-ko lo-i-zo-li] If the arbiter does not certify the danger, containment stays forbidden.
S955	go {la-mu ka-si lo-to-fe-li lo-ze ; la-to-fe-li to [lo-ze]}, no-wi-fe-ka [la-mu ka-ko lo-i-zo-li] If the arbiter certifies the danger, protective containment becomes permitted.
S956	la-wi-fe-su no to-su-ki lo-to-fe {wi-ra ; si ; to} / ke, la-mu ne-fe lo-ka-si lo-to-fe-li Structural verdict: edge cases require routing before coercion.
S961	go {la-o-ka-su no to [ta-ti-be la-na Anderton ka-de lo-na Crow]}, la-o-ka-su ka-si lo-to-fe-li lo-ze / wi-fe-ka [la-o-ka-su ka-ko lo-na Anderton] Under uncertified prediction, the case must route upward and detention stays forbidden.
S962	la-wi-fe-su no to-su-ki lo-to-fe {si ; ti-be ; de-su ; ka-ko} / ke, la-o-ka-su ne-fe lo-ka-si lo-to-fe-li Structural verdict: pre-crime collapses prediction, fault, and punishment.
S968	la-wi-fe-su no to-su-ki lo-to-fe {si ; su-ka ; ka-ko ; ka-de} / ke, lo-to-fe-su ne-fe to-fe-su-ki ; la-o-ka-su ne-fe lo-ka-si lo-to-fe-li Structural verdict: Psycho-Pass collapses signal, category, and punishment.
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