{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/scope-narrowing/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "code": "K01-TERM-119",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A controlled change reducing the subjects, time, jurisdiction, purpose, or conditions to which a prior claim applies.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Scope Narrowing",
  "not": "Scope narrowing is not deletion of the prior record and must preserve the reason and affected claims.",
  "plain": "Making a claim apply to less than it did before because the evidence supports only a smaller boundary.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-015",
    "K01-TERM-032",
    "K01-TERM-033",
    "K01-TERM-034",
    "K01-TERM-039",
    "K01-TERM-042",
    "K01-TERM-044",
    "K01-TERM-066"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "scope-narrowing",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "topic": "evidence-provenance",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}