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A proof-carrying neuro-symbolic method that restricts LLMs to fact and rule extraction while using a deterministic symbolic engine for inference achieves significantly higher accuracy in non-monotonic legal reasoning than direct LLM application. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To develop and evaluate a proof-carrying neuro-symbolic framework that combines large language models with a deterministic symbolic engine for reliable non-monotonic legal reasoning.

September 3, 2026Big Data and Cognitive ComputingOpen Access

Proof-Carrying Neuro-Symbolic Reasoning for Non-Monotonic Legal Decision Support with LLMs

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MUMaxim UlizkoITMO University TPTatiana PolevayaITMO University ITIvan TomilovITMO University

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Benchmarking study demonstrates enhanced legal decision accuracy using proof-carrying neuro-symbolic reasoning over standard language models, indicating improved reliability.

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To develop and evaluate a proof-carrying neuro-symbolic framework that combines large language models with a deterministic symbolic engine for reliable non-monotonic legal reasoning.
Designed a neuro-symbolic system where an LLM extracts facts, defeasible rules, defeaters, and priorities, while a deterministic symbolic engine compiles evidence into a Dung-style argumentation framework to derive conclusions via grounded extensions with proof graphs.
Evaluated the symbolic engine on a 600-case controlled benchmark under gold formalization.
Conducted a 240-scenario experiment comparing a GPT-4o extractor paired with symbolic reasoning against direct LLM inference, followed by validation-triggered repair and domain stress testing.
Under gold formalization, the deterministic symbolic engine achieved 99.3% accuracy on the 600-case controlled benchmark.
In the 240-scenario evaluation, the GPT-4o neuro-symbolic pipeline achieved 86.7% downstream accuracy compared to 75.8% for direct LLM inference (Holm-adjusted p = 0.016 via exact McNemar test).
Incorporating validation-triggered repair further increased downstream observed accuracy to 90.4%.

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Ulizko et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9935f3636c6408cfa7e9fb https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc10090295

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September 3, 2026Big Data and Cognitive ComputingOpen Access

Proof-Carrying Neuro-Symbolic Reasoning for Non-Monotonic Legal Decision Support with LLMs

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Authors

MUMaxim UlizkoITMO University TPTatiana PolevayaITMO University ITIvan TomilovITMO University

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Implication

Benchmarking study demonstrates enhanced legal decision accuracy using proof-carrying neuro-symbolic reasoning over standard language models, indicating improved reliability.

Key Points

To develop and evaluate a proof-carrying neuro-symbolic framework that combines large language models with a deterministic symbolic engine for reliable non-monotonic legal reasoning.
Designed a neuro-symbolic system where an LLM extracts facts, defeasible rules, defeaters, and priorities, while a deterministic symbolic engine compiles evidence into a Dung-style argumentation framework to derive conclusions via grounded extensions with proof graphs.
Evaluated the symbolic engine on a 600-case controlled benchmark under gold formalization.
Conducted a 240-scenario experiment comparing a GPT-4o extractor paired with symbolic reasoning against direct LLM inference, followed by validation-triggered repair and domain stress testing.
Under gold formalization, the deterministic symbolic engine achieved 99.3% accuracy on the 600-case controlled benchmark.
In the 240-scenario evaluation, the GPT-4o neuro-symbolic pipeline achieved 86.7% downstream accuracy compared to 75.8% for direct LLM inference (Holm-adjusted p = 0.016 via exact McNemar test).
Incorporating validation-triggered repair further increased downstream observed accuracy to 90.4%.

Cite This Study

Ulizko et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9935f3636c6408cfa7e9fb https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc10090295

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