Law of 22 Prairial
E114927
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Law of 22 Prairial canonical | 7 |
| Loi du 22 Prairial | 1 |
| decree of the National Convention of 10 March 1793 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T968953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law of 22 Prairial Context triple: [Montagnards, supportedPolicy, Law of 22 Prairial]
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A.
Constitution of the Year VIII
The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
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B.
French Constitution of 1802
The French Constitution of 1802 was the Napoleonic-era charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s authoritarian rule by reshaping the institutions of the French Consulate and weakening republican checks on executive power.
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C.
French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
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D.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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E.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a 1790 law of the French Revolution that radically reorganized the Catholic Church in France under state control, sparking deep religious and political conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law of 22 Prairial Target entity description: The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
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A.
Constitution of the Year VIII
The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
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B.
French Constitution of 1802
The French Constitution of 1802 was the Napoleonic-era charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s authoritarian rule by reshaping the institutions of the French Consulate and weakening republican checks on executive power.
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C.
French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
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D.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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E.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a 1790 law of the French Revolution that radically reorganized the Catholic Church in France under state control, sparking deep religious and political conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decree
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ revolutionary law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Law of the Great Terror
ⓘ
Law of 22 Prairial ⓘ
surface form:
Loi du 22 Prairial
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| considered | one of the harshest laws of the Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| country | French First Republic ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1794-06-10 ⓘ |
| effect |
accelerated Revolutionary Tribunal trials
ⓘ
allowed moral proof instead of material evidence ⓘ curtailed defendants' rights ⓘ expanded use of the guillotine ⓘ increased number of executions ⓘ limited defense counsel ⓘ reduced evidentiary requirements for conviction ⓘ restricted witnesses for the defense ⓘ |
| followedBy | Thermidorian Reaction legal reforms ⓘ |
| FrenchRepublicanCalendarDate | Year II, 22 Prairial ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | symbol of judicial terror during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Year II of the French Republic ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | Thermidorian Reaction ⓘ |
| inspiredOppositionFrom | deputies in the National Convention ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Georges Couthon ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
centralized power in the hands of the Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
facilitated mass political executions ⓘ weakened presumption of innocence ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | National Convention ⓘ |
| locationOfApplication |
Revolutionary Tribunal
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris Revolutionary Tribunal
|
| namedAfter | Prairial ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Revolution
ⓘ
Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Jacobin Club
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobin
|
| precededBy | earlier laws on suspects and tribunals ⓘ |
| providedFor | only acquittal or death as possible verdicts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to intensify repression of enemies of the Republic
ⓘ
to streamline Revolutionary Tribunal procedures ⓘ |
| regulates | procedures of the Revolutionary Tribunal ⓘ |
| repealedAfterEvent |
Thermidorian Reaction
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surface form:
Fall of Robespierre
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| repealedIn | 1794 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Revolutionary Tribunal ⓘ |
| targeted |
enemies of the Republic
ⓘ
suspected counter-revolutionaries ⓘ |
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Subject: Law of 22 Prairial Description of subject: The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Loi du 22 Prairial
this entity surface form:
decree of the National Convention of 10 March 1793