Institutes of the Lawes of England
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Institutes of the Lawes of England is a foundational early 17th-century English legal treatise by Sir Edward Coke that systematically expounds and interprets the common law.
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Target entity: Institutes of the Lawes of England Context triple: [Sir Edward Coke, notableWork, Institutes of the Lawes of England]
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The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
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The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates
Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates is a doctrinal statement within the Church of England’s Thirty-Nine Articles that outlines the proper authority and role of secular rulers in relation to the church and matters of faith.
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Three Estates of Scotland
The Three Estates of Scotland were the pre-Union Scottish parliament’s representative bodies of clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners that together formed the kingdom’s central legislative assembly.
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E.
Trial of the Pyx
The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Institutes of the Lawes of England Target entity description: Institutes of the Lawes of England is a foundational early 17th-century English legal treatise by Sir Edward Coke that systematically expounds and interprets the common law.
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A.
The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
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B.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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C.
Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates
Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates is a doctrinal statement within the Church of England’s Thirty-Nine Articles that outlines the proper authority and role of secular rulers in relation to the church and matters of faith.
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D.
Three Estates of Scotland
The Three Estates of Scotland were the pre-Union Scottish parliament’s representative bodies of clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners that together formed the kingdom’s central legislative assembly.
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E.
Trial of the Pyx
The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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common law commentary ⓘ legal treatise ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Coke on Littleton ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Sir Thomas Littleton ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Parliamentary supremacy
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doctrine of the rule of law ⓘ |
| author | Sir Edward Coke ⓘ |
| citedBy |
American courts
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judiciary of England and Wales ⓘ
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English courts
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| commentaryStyle | case-based reasoning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| firstPartSubject | commentary on Littleton’s Tenures ⓘ |
| firstPartTitle |
Institutes of the Lawes of England
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The First Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England
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| fourthPartSubject | jurisdiction of courts ⓘ |
| fourthPartTitle |
Institutes of the Lawes of England
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The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England
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| genre | legal literature ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | foundational text of Anglo-American legal tradition ⓘ |
| historicalUse | guide for lawyers and judges ⓘ |
| influenced |
American colonial law
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development of English common law ⓘ early United States law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityStatus | highly authoritative in 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
English law
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surface form:
Anglo-American law
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| mainSubject |
English common law
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criminal law ⓘ jurisdiction of courts ⓘ property law ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of statutes
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discussion of prerogative powers of the Crown ⓘ interpretation of Magna Carta ⓘ systematic exposition of common law ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| printingTechnology | early modern print ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
British North American colonies (except some territories)
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surface form:
British North American colonies
England and Wales ⓘ |
| secondPartSubject | exposition of statutes including Magna Carta ⓘ |
| secondPartTitle |
Institutes of the Lawes of England
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The Second Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England
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| thirdPartSubject | criminal law and pleas of the Crown ⓘ |
| thirdPartTitle |
Institutes of the Lawes of England
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surface form:
The Third Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England
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| timePeriodDescribed | medieval and early modern English law ⓘ |
| usedAs | authoritative legal reference ⓘ |
| usedIn |
legal education in American colonies
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legal education in England ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 4 ⓘ |
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The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England