{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/comparisons/principal-vs-agent/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "distinction": "A principal is the entity whose authority or interests are represented; an agent acts under its own or delegated mandate.",
  "failure": "Attributing an agent’s action to a principal without proving the mandate, scope, time, revocation state and causal path.",
  "id": "K01-COMP-014",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "left": "Principal",
  "name": "Principal vs Agent",
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "right": "Agent",
  "slug": "principal-vs-agent",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "topic": "agency-autonomy",
  "type": "Comparison"
}