Refusal System
If the state is insufficient, nothing happens.
Refusal is not a feature. It is the core safety mechanism.
SolaceLegal does not degrade under uncertainty.
It does not proceed with warnings. It does not approximate. It does not silently continue. It stops until the matter state can support the consequence.
Common refusal conditions.
Missing authority
Execution-level action requires authority-bearing state before release.
Incomplete facts
The factual record must support the attempted legal consequence.
Regulatory exposure
Exposure-sensitive actions may require escalation or licensed review.
A refusal is a governed result.
No action is safer than unsupported action.
When legal state is insufficient, the system preserves the boundary by denying execution, requiring more state, or routing to licensed review.