{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/successor-identity/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT POLICY PROPOSAL",
  "code": "K01-TERM-068",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "An identity assigned to an entity that inherits a defined relationship to a predecessor without necessarily being treated as numerically identical to it.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Successor Identity",
  "not": "Successor status does not erase the predecessor, duplicate every right or prove uninterrupted consciousness.",
  "plain": "A new subject with recorded inheritance from an earlier subject.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-019",
    "K01-TERM-020",
    "K01-TERM-021",
    "K01-TERM-022",
    "K01-TERM-023",
    "K01-TERM-059",
    "K01-TERM-060",
    "K01-TERM-061"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "successor-identity",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT POLICY PROPOSAL",
  "topic": "memory-continuity",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}