no-passive-overuse
Flags likely passive-voice overuse
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kind | Hard rule |
| Engine | density |
| Tier | statistical |
| Severity | warning |
| Intent | detection |
| Scope | text |
Why
Use this signal as a prompt to revise rhythm and density, not as a hard prohibition.
Examples
Flagged
The motion was denied by the court.
Better
The court denied the motion.
Turning it off
lawlint --disable no-passive-overuse draft.md
Or durably, in .lawlint/config.json — see Configuration.