{
  "handle": "Powerreturn",
  "gloss": "Return concentrated authority when the reason for concentrating it has ended",
  "mechanism": "Authority concentrated for a reason, such as an emergency or a deadline, states the reason and the observable sign that it has ended. When the sign appears, the authority returns to where it came from, and holding it longer needs a fresh grant. Unlike an {{expiring_token}}, which lapses by time, the return is triggered by the reason ending.",
  "invariants": [
    "Concentrated authority states its reason and the sign that the reason has ended.",
    "When the sign appears, the authority is returned or freshly granted."
  ],
  "failure_modes": [
    "Emergency creep: temporary powers outlast the emergency.",
    "Premature return: authority is returned while the reason still holds."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Governance"
    ],
    "ring": 2,
    "tier": 2,
    "related": [
      "Ladderdrop",
      "Sunsetkind"
    ],
    "minted": "2026-10-05T21:54:54+02:00"
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Powerreturn#mh:SHA-256:2a84d48f13458d5fb68fa39838396186b9168c3d665cbed920f77eb120a2b26e",
  "sema_ref": "Powerreturn#2a84",
  "sema_stub": "2a84",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "expiring_token": "sema:ExpiringToken#mh:SHA-256:6ccee8101ea0c081947b221568ce55d3b727412df9015a4ac8e876dc956efcaf"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Governance",
  "used_by": {}
}