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A stable administrative disposition where a system withholds a contestable outcome (“pending,” “in review”) while consequences accrue.
Definition
A stable administrative disposition where a system withholds a contestable outcome (“pending,” “in review”) while consequences accrue.
Non-decisions stretch moral latency and erode contestability by keeping people in limbo.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Non-Decision. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/non-decision
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Non-Decision." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/non-decision.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Non-Decision." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/non-decision.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_non-decision,
title={Non-Decision},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/non-decision},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Non-Decision AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/non-decision ER -