{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/successor/",
  "claimStatus": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "code": "K01-TERM-023",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A subject or system authorized or recognized to continue specified functions, rights, obligations or identity claims after another.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Successor",
  "not": "Technical replacement or copied state does not automatically create lawful succession.",
  "plain": "Succession requires a stated basis, scope and evidence record.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-019",
    "K01-TERM-020",
    "K01-TERM-021",
    "K01-TERM-022",
    "K01-TERM-059",
    "K01-TERM-060",
    "K01-TERM-061",
    "K01-TERM-062"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "successor",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "topic": "memory-continuity",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}