the Crown
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The Crown is the symbolic and legal embodiment of the British monarchy and state authority.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional concept
ⓘ
legal person ⓘ symbol of monarchy ⓘ symbol of state ⓘ |
| alsoAppliesTo |
British Overseas Territories
ⓘ
Crown dependencies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative |
Charles III, King of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles III
|
| distinctFrom |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament
the government of the day ⓘ the person of the monarch ⓘ |
| embodies |
British monarchy
ⓘ
executive power ⓘ judicial authority ⓘ legislative authority ⓘ state authority ⓘ |
| employerOf |
armed forces personnel
ⓘ
civil servants ⓘ police officers in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerThrough |
ministers of the Crown
ⓘ
the Cabinet ⓘ Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
the Privy Council
|
| governedBy |
constitutional conventions
ⓘ
statute law ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
the Crown in right of Australia
ⓘ
Crown in right of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown in right of Canada
Crown in right of New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown in right of New Zealand
the Crown in right of each Australian state ⓘ Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown in right of each Canadian province
Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown in right of the United Kingdom
|
| hasPower |
to appoint the prime minister
ⓘ
to assent to legislation ⓘ to dissolve Parliament under certain conditions ⓘ |
| hasPrerogative | royal prerogative ⓘ |
| hasRole |
fount of honour
ⓘ
fount of justice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm |
corporation aggregate
ⓘ
corporation sole ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| owns |
Crown Estate
ⓘ
bona vacantia property ⓘ treasure trove under UK law ⓘ |
| partyTo | Crown proceedings ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Crown copyright
ⓘ
Crown immunity ⓘ Crown land ⓘ |
| representedBy |
the monarch
ⓘ
Sovereign ⓘ
surface form:
the sovereign
|
| symbolizedBy |
crown emblems on government property
ⓘ
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
royal cypher ⓘ |
Referenced by (59)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the_Crown