# Layer Leakage

> Letting an inner layer depend on an outer one, violating the direction of the dependency rule.

Record: `lex:layer-leakage`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-layer-leakage

## category

- [Codebase / System Architecture Styles](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/codebase-system-architecture-styles.md)

## referenced-by

- [Clean Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/clean-architecture.md)