United States Code
E2038
The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10148 — 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: United States Code Context triple: [Secretary of Commerce of the United States, legalBasis, United States Code]
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A.
Title 50 of the United States Code
Title 50 of the United States Code is the portion of U.S. federal statutory law that governs national defense, intelligence, and related aspects of national security.
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B.
United States Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the official chronological compilation of all laws and resolutions enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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C.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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D.
United States Reports
United States Reports is the official bound collection of the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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E.
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
- 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: United States Code Target entity description: The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
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A.
Title 50 of the United States Code
Title 50 of the United States Code is the portion of U.S. federal statutory law that governs national defense, intelligence, and related aspects of national security.
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B.
United States Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the official chronological compilation of all laws and resolutions enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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C.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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D.
United States Reports
United States Reports is the official bound collection of the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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E.
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
codification of law
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compilation of statutes ⓘ federal statute collection ⓘ |
| authority | enacted statutes of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment |
United States Congress
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surface form:
Legislative Branch of the United States
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| category | federal legislation ⓘ |
| citationAbbreviation |
United States Code
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
U.S.C.
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| contains |
chapters
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sections ⓘ titles ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
United States Constitution
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federal case law ⓘ state statutory codes ⓘ |
| exampleCitation | 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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Internal Revenue Code ⓘ
surface form:
Title 26 – Internal Revenue Code
Title 28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasPrintVersion | yes ⓘ |
| includes |
non-positive law titles
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positive law titles ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official codification of federal statutes ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of the United States ⓘ |
| madeAvailableOnlineBy |
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
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surface form:
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Government Printing Office ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Government Publishing Office
|
| maintainedBy |
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
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surface form:
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
|
| numberOfTitles | 54 titles ⓘ |
| officialName | United States Code self-link ⓘ |
| organizedBy | subject matter ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal legal framework ⓘ |
| primaryCitationFormat | title number, U.S.C., section number ⓘ |
| publisher | Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Code of Federal Regulations
ⓘ
United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
surface form:
Statutes at Large
|
| scope | general and permanent federal statutes ⓘ |
| shortName |
United States Code
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Code
University of Southern California ⓘ
surface form:
USC
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| updatedBy |
acts of Congress
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public laws ⓘ |
| updateProcess | codification of new statutes and amendments ⓘ |
| usedBy |
courts of the United States
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federal agencies ⓘ legal practitioners ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drafting legal documents
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legal research ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Code Description of subject: The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
Referenced by (214)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States federal statute
subject surface form:
Administrative Procedure Act
this entity surface form:
United States Code (various titles and sections)
this entity surface form:
United States federal statute
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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jurisdiction
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United States Code
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United States District Court for the Western District of New York
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governingLaw
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United States Code
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