stannary law
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Stannary law was the specialized legal system governing tin mining districts and their workers in medieval and early modern Cornwall and Devon, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| stannary law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1721307 — 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: stannary law Context triple: [Lord Warden of the Stannaries, seeAlso, stannary law]
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A.
Statute of Quia Emptores
The Statute of Quia Emptores is a 1290 English law that reformed feudal landholding by allowing free alienation of land and effectively halting the creation of new feudal tenures.
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B.
Manx law
Manx law is the distinct legal system of the Isle of Man, combining elements of common law and local statutes under the island’s self-governing jurisdiction.
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C.
Salic law
Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
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D.
Scots civil law
Scots civil law is the branch of Scotland’s mixed legal system that governs private law matters such as contracts, property, family, and obligations between individuals and organizations.
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E.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
- 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: stannary law Target entity description: Stannary law was the specialized legal system governing tin mining districts and their workers in medieval and early modern Cornwall and Devon, England.
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A.
Statute of Quia Emptores
The Statute of Quia Emptores is a 1290 English law that reformed feudal landholding by allowing free alienation of land and effectively halting the creation of new feudal tenures.
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B.
Manx law
Manx law is the distinct legal system of the Isle of Man, combining elements of common law and local statutes under the island’s self-governing jurisdiction.
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C.
Salic law
Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
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D.
Scots civil law
Scots civil law is the branch of Scotland’s mixed legal system that governs private law matters such as contracts, property, family, and obligations between individuals and organizations.
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E.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customary law
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
organize governance of mining communities
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protect Crown revenue from tin ⓘ regulate tin production ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Cornwall
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
stannaries
ⓘ
tin miners ⓘ tin mining ⓘ tin works ⓘ |
| appliesToClass |
free miners
ⓘ
tinners ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| declinedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| developedFrom | medieval mining customs ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
stannary courts
ⓘ
warden of the stannaries ⓘ |
| follows | English law ⓘ |
| governs |
disputes among tinners
ⓘ
obligations of tinners to the Crown ⓘ privileges of tinners ⓘ tin coinage ⓘ tin extraction ⓘ tin mining rights ⓘ tin smelting ⓘ |
| grantsPrivilege |
freedom from ordinary jury service for tinners
ⓘ
partial exemption from certain taxes ⓘ right of tinners to be tried in stannary courts ⓘ |
| hasCourt | stannary court ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
stannary convocation
ⓘ
stannary parliaments ⓘ
surface form:
stannary parliament
|
| hasJurisdiction |
Cornish stannaries
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ
surface form:
Devon stannaries
|
| hasSource |
local mining customs
ⓘ
royal charters of the stannaries ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
feudal law
ⓘ
royal prerogative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
exempt from some common law courts
ⓘ
special jurisdiction ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
royal charters ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cornish tin trade
ⓘ
Devon tin trade ⓘ mining law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: stannary law Description of subject: Stannary law was the specialized legal system governing tin mining districts and their workers in medieval and early modern Cornwall and Devon, England.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.