Code of Civil Procedure 1859
E281257
The Code of Civil Procedure 1859 was the first comprehensive procedural law enacted for British India, establishing standardized rules for conducting civil court proceedings across the colonial territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Code of Civil Procedure 1859 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2609763 — 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: Code of Civil Procedure 1859 Context triple: [British Indian law, codifiedIn, Code of Civil Procedure 1859]
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A.
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is a key Indian statute that lays down the rules and procedures for the conduct of civil court proceedings across India.
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B.
Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure
The Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure is Egypt’s primary legal framework governing how civil and commercial disputes are brought before, managed, and resolved by the courts.
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C.
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
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D.
French Code of Civil Procedure
The French Code of Civil Procedure is the primary legal framework governing how civil court cases are conducted and adjudicated in France.
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E.
California Code of Civil Procedure
The California Code of Civil Procedure is the primary body of statutory law governing civil litigation processes and procedures in the state of California.
- 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: Code of Civil Procedure 1859 Target entity description: The Code of Civil Procedure 1859 was the first comprehensive procedural law enacted for British India, establishing standardized rules for conducting civil court proceedings across the colonial territories.
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A.
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is a key Indian statute that lays down the rules and procedures for the conduct of civil court proceedings across India.
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B.
Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure
The Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure is Egypt’s primary legal framework governing how civil and commercial disputes are brought before, managed, and resolved by the courts.
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C.
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
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D.
French Code of Civil Procedure
The French Code of Civil Procedure is the primary legal framework governing how civil court cases are conducted and adjudicated in France.
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E.
California Code of Civil Procedure
The California Code of Civil Procedure is the primary body of statutory law governing civil litigation processes and procedures in the state of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil procedure code
ⓘ
colonial legislation ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | civil courts of British India ⓘ |
| aimedAt | uniformity of civil procedure across British Indian territories ⓘ |
| appliedIn | presidency towns and mofussil courts of British India ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civil courts in British India ⓘ |
| codificationLevel | comprehensive ⓘ |
| concerns |
powers and duties of civil courts
ⓘ
rights of parties in civil litigation ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| enactedBy | British colonial government in India ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Code of Civil Procedure 1877
ⓘ
Code of Civil Procedure, 1882 ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Civil Procedure 1882
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Civil Procedure 1908
|
| governs |
civil suits between private parties
ⓘ
civil suits involving the colonial government ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first comprehensive civil procedure code for British India ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian civil procedure codes ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English civil procedure principles ⓘ |
| introduced | standardized procedural rules for civil litigation in British India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | British India ⓘ |
| languageOfDraft | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | civil procedure ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Anglo-Indian legal system ⓘ |
| legalTradition | common law ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Indian law
ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian legal framework
|
| precededBy | fragmented provincial civil procedure regulations ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish standardized rules for civil court proceedings
ⓘ
to provide a comprehensive procedural framework for civil litigation ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| regulates |
appeals in civil matters
ⓘ
execution of civil decrees ⓘ institution of civil suits ⓘ service of summons in civil cases ⓘ trial procedure in civil courts ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Code of Civil Procedure 1877 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | procedure in civil courts ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 19th century ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | colonial territories of British India ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | procedural law ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Code of Civil Procedure 1859 Description of subject: The Code of Civil Procedure 1859 was the first comprehensive procedural law enacted for British India, establishing standardized rules for conducting civil court proceedings across the colonial territories.
Referenced by (1)
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