# Automated Enforcement

> Machine-applied checking that rules and policies hold, catching violations without manual review.

Record: `lexicon:automated-enforcement`
Kind: mechanism
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-automated-enforcement

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Ambiguous Naming](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/ambiguous-naming.md) and before [Automation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/automation.md).

## Category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## Enabled by

- [Static Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/static-analysis.md)
- [Policy as Code](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/policy-as-code.md)

## Linked from

- [Correctness / Determinism / Verification](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-correctness-determinism-verification.md)
- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)