Massachusetts law
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Massachusetts law is the body of state statutes, regulations, and judicial decisions that governs legal rights and obligations within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal system
ⓘ
state law ⓘ |
| appliesInJurisdiction |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| basedOn |
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
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| composedOf |
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Constitution
Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ Massachusetts law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts case law
Massachusetts regulations ⓘ Massachusetts session laws ⓘ |
| executedBy |
Governor of Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts Executive Branch agencies ⓘ |
| governs |
legal obligations in Massachusetts
ⓘ
legal rights in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ consumer protection law ⓘ contract law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ environmental law ⓘ family law ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ property law ⓘ tax law ⓘ tort law ⓘ |
| hasCitationAbbreviation |
CMR
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surface form:
C.M.R.
M.G.L. ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
home rule for municipalities
ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ written state constitution ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBody | Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasNotableStatute |
Massachusetts law
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Massachusetts Civil Rights Act
Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act ⓘ Massachusetts Equal Rights Act ⓘ Massachusetts law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Open Meeting Law
Massachusetts Public Records Law ⓘ Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws ⓘ Massachusetts firearms licensing laws ⓘ Massachusetts law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts homestead exemption law
Massachusetts wage and hour laws ⓘ |
| hasOfficialReporter |
Massachusetts Appeals Court Reports
ⓘ
Massachusetts Reports ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCode | Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ |
| hasRegulatoryCode | Code of Massachusetts Regulations ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Massachusetts Appeals Court
ⓘ
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ Massachusetts Trial Court ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| usesLegalSystem | common law ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts Constitution and state statutes
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts state law
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts case law
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts Civil Rights Act
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts Open Meeting Law
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts homestead exemption law
Office of the Clerk of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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legalSystem
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Massachusetts law
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this entity surface form:
Massachusetts state law
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts state law
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts election law
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts subdivision control law
subject surface form:
Criminal Bureau (Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office)
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts state law