Code of Virginia
E144922
The Code of Virginia is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly that govern the Commonwealth and its courts.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Code of Virginia canonical | 22 |
| Va. Code Ann. | 2 |
| Virginia Code | 2 |
| Code of Virginia provisions on county boards of supervisors | 1 |
| Virginia state tax laws | 1 |
| subordinate to Code of Virginia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1260352 — 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: Code of Virginia Context triple: [19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, governingLaw, Code of Virginia]
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A.
Virginia Rules of Court
The Virginia Rules of Court are the official procedural rules governing how cases are conducted and managed in Virginia’s state courts.
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B.
Judicial System of Virginia
The Judicial System of Virginia is the statewide network of courts and judicial bodies responsible for interpreting and applying the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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C.
Virginia State Bar
The Virginia State Bar is the regulatory body responsible for licensing, disciplining, and overseeing attorneys and the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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D.
Fairfax County Code
The Fairfax County Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and ordinances that govern Fairfax County, Virginia, including the powers and duties of its officials and agencies.
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E.
Virginia Standards of Learning
The Virginia Standards of Learning are the statewide K–12 academic standards that define what students in Virginia public schools are expected to know and be able to do in core subject areas at each grade level.
- 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: Code of Virginia Target entity description: The Code of Virginia is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly that govern the Commonwealth and its courts.
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A.
Virginia Rules of Court
The Virginia Rules of Court are the official procedural rules governing how cases are conducted and managed in Virginia’s state courts.
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B.
Judicial System of Virginia
The Judicial System of Virginia is the statewide network of courts and judicial bodies responsible for interpreting and applying the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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C.
Virginia State Bar
The Virginia State Bar is the regulatory body responsible for licensing, disciplining, and overseeing attorneys and the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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D.
Fairfax County Code
The Fairfax County Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and ordinances that govern Fairfax County, Virginia, including the powers and duties of its officials and agencies.
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E.
Virginia Standards of Learning
The Virginia Standards of Learning are the statewide K–12 academic standards that define what students in Virginia public schools are expected to know and be able to do in core subject areas at each grade level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compilation of laws
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ statutory code ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
|
| citationFormat |
Code of Virginia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Va. Code Ann.
|
| contains |
Virginia civil law provisions
ⓘ
Virginia commercial law provisions ⓘ Virginia court procedure provisions ⓘ Virginia criminal law provisions ⓘ Virginia family law provisions ⓘ Virginia property law provisions ⓘ general laws of Virginia ⓘ permanent laws of Virginia ⓘ statutes of Virginia ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Virginia General Assembly ⓘ |
| governs |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia courts ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | online Code of Virginia ⓘ |
| hasEdition | annotated editions published by commercial legal publishers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
articles
ⓘ
chapters ⓘ sections ⓘ titles ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | acts of the Virginia General Assembly ⓘ |
| isOrganizedBy |
article
ⓘ
chapter ⓘ section ⓘ title ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official compilation of general and permanent laws of Virginia ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Virginia General Assembly ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Virginia Code Commission ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/ ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia legal system ⓘ |
| publisher | Virginia Code Commission ⓘ |
| scope | general and permanent laws of statewide application in Virginia ⓘ |
| subject |
Virginia state law
ⓘ
public law of Virginia ⓘ statutory law ⓘ |
| updatedBy | acts of the Virginia General Assembly ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Virginia attorneys
ⓘ
Virginia courts ⓘ Virginia state agencies ⓘ law enforcement in Virginia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Code of Virginia Description of subject: The Code of Virginia is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly that govern the Commonwealth and its courts.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Virginia Code
this entity surface form:
Code of Virginia provisions on county boards of supervisors
this entity surface form:
Virginia Code
this entity surface form:
Va. Code Ann.
this entity surface form:
Va. Code Ann.
this entity surface form:
Virginia state tax laws
this entity surface form:
subordinate to Code of Virginia