The specific, explicit rules—such as quote matching, date alignment, and entity checking—used to determine if an answer is factually supported by a document.

Drapes standard proofreading rules in formal legal evaluation language. It turns checking if a summary correctly copied a date or contract clause into a high-level judicial inquiry.

• Judicial Legal Posture: Framing basic proofreading rules as formal courtroom criteria.
• Over-Complicated Vocabulary: Calling simple quote-checking rules "grounding verification criteria."
• House-Cleaning Reality Check: Like praising a clean rug and asking, "What were your carpet-sweeping verification criteria?"

The Practice (1990s) S2 scene where Bobby Donnell stands in judge's chambers, reviewing explicit legal criteria line-by-line to challenge prosecution evidence.

The specific rules and quote-checking steps used to determine if a generated answer is factually correct.

“Our grounding verification criteria ensure every generated statement is backed by original source files.”

“We established clear checking rules requiring all generated summaries to match source contract dates and dollar amounts exactly.”