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The system marks something resolved without repairing the underlying harm; the residual cost remains with the person.
Definition
The system marks something resolved without repairing the underlying harm; the residual cost remains with the person.
Unearned closure converts unresolved obligations into status changes and often hides behind attrition-as-resolution or closure-code regimes.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Unearned Closure. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/unearned-closure
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Unearned Closure." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/unearned-closure.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Unearned Closure." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/unearned-closure.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_unearned-closure,
title={Unearned Closure},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/unearned-closure},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Unearned Closure AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/unearned-closure ER -