# Role Definitions

> Declared sets of permissions grouped into named roles that are assigned to principals.

Record: `lex:role-definitions`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-role-definitions

## category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## referenced-by

- [RBAC](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/role-based-access-control.md)