Criminal Division
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The Criminal Division is the branch of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales responsible for hearing appeals in criminal cases from the Crown Court and certain other courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Criminal Division canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1953088 — 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: Criminal Division Context triple: [Court of Appeal of England and Wales, hasDivision, Criminal Division]
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A.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for developing and enforcing federal criminal laws and overseeing complex national and international criminal prosecutions.
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B.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is a specialized branch of the Circuit Court of Cook County that handles the prosecution and adjudication of felony and serious criminal cases.
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C.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is a specialized branch of the Supreme People's Court of China responsible for handling and adjudicating criminal cases at the highest judicial level.
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D.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is a specialized branch of the Superior Court of Guam that handles the prosecution and adjudication of criminal cases within the territory’s judicial system.
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E.
Prosecution Division
The Prosecution Division is the branch of the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor responsible for conducting investigations and prosecutions of individuals accused of the most serious international crimes.
- 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: Criminal Division Target entity description: The Criminal Division is the branch of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales responsible for hearing appeals in criminal cases from the Crown Court and certain other courts.
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A.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for developing and enforcing federal criminal laws and overseeing complex national and international criminal prosecutions.
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B.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is a specialized branch of the Circuit Court of Cook County that handles the prosecution and adjudication of felony and serious criminal cases.
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C.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is a specialized branch of the Supreme People's Court of China responsible for handling and adjudicating criminal cases at the highest judicial level.
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D.
Criminal Division
The Criminal Division is a specialized branch of the Superior Court of Guam that handles the prosecution and adjudication of criminal cases within the territory’s judicial system.
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E.
Prosecution Division
The Prosecution Division is the branch of the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor responsible for conducting investigations and prosecutions of individuals accused of the most serious international crimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate court
ⓘ
court division ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Criminal Division ⓘ |
| appealsFromDecisionTo | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| below | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| canCertify | points of law of general public importance ⓘ |
| canHearAppealsOn |
conviction
ⓘ
points of law ⓘ sentence ⓘ |
| caseType | criminal cases ⓘ |
| country | England and Wales ⓘ |
| courtLevel | intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| establishedAsPartOf | Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Criminal Appeal Act 1968
ⓘ
Senior Courts Act 1981 ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
|
| hasPower |
grant leave to appeal in criminal cases
ⓘ
refuse leave to appeal in criminal cases ⓘ |
| headedBy | Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsBy |
defendants in criminal cases
ⓘ
prosecution in limited circumstances ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Crown Court of England and Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Court
certain other courts in England and Wales ⓘ |
| includesMembers |
High Court judges
ⓘ
Lord Justice of Appeal ⓘ
surface form:
Lords Justices of Appeal
circuit judges ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | legal system of England and Wales ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Royal Courts of Justice ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mayOrder |
quashing of conviction
ⓘ
retrial ⓘ substitution of conviction ⓘ variation of sentence ⓘ |
| partOf | Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ |
| partOfBranch | Senior Courts of England and Wales ⓘ |
| presidingJudgeTitle |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chief Justice
|
| primaryFunction | hearing appeals in criminal cases ⓘ |
| reviewsDecisionsOf |
Crown Court judges
ⓘ
certain tribunals in criminal matters ⓘ |
| standardOfReview | whether conviction is unsafe ⓘ |
| subjectArea | criminal law ⓘ |
| subjectTo | rules of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee ⓘ |
| superiorTo |
Crown Court of England and Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Court in criminal matters
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Criminal Division Description of subject: The Criminal Division is the branch of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales responsible for hearing appeals in criminal cases from the Crown Court and certain other courts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales