Act of Security
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The Act of Security was a 1704 law passed by the Parliament of Scotland asserting its right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne, unless Scotland’s political and economic freedoms were secured.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act of Security canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2868914 — 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: Act of Security Context triple: [Act of Security 1704, shortName, Act of Security]
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A.
Operation Dignity
Operation Dignity was a major 2014 Libyan military campaign led by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar aimed at defeating Islamist militias and asserting control over eastern Libya, particularly Benghazi.
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B.
Fail Safe
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C.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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D.
Bodyguard
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E.
Bodyguard
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- 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: Act of Security Target entity description: The Act of Security was a 1704 law passed by the Parliament of Scotland asserting its right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne, unless Scotland’s political and economic freedoms were secured.
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A.
Operation Dignity
Operation Dignity was a major 2014 Libyan military campaign led by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar aimed at defeating Islamist militias and asserting control over eastern Libya, particularly Benghazi.
-
B.
Fail Safe
Fail Safe is a 1964 Cold War thriller film about an accidental U.S. nuclear strike order on the Soviet Union, directed by Sidney Lumet.
-
C.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
-
D.
Bodyguard
"Bodyguard" is a song from Beyoncé's genre-blending 2024 album *Cowboy Carter*, showcasing her fusion of country, R&B, and pop influences.
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E.
Bodyguard
Bodyguard is a British political thriller television series that follows a troubled war veteran assigned to protect a high-profile government minister amid escalating security and conspiracy tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
ⓘ
Scottish statute ⓘ |
| aimedToProtect |
Scottish Presbyterian church settlement
ⓘ
Scottish sovereignty ⓘ Scottish trade interests ⓘ |
| appliesAfterReignOf |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
|
| category |
1704 in Scotland
ⓘ
1704 in law ⓘ Scottish constitutional law ⓘ Succession acts ⓘ |
| condition | Scotland could choose a different monarch from England unless its freedoms were secured ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | strengthened bargaining position of Scotland in negotiations over union with England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| datePassed | 1704 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Union Scotland ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional statute of Scotland ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| monarchReferredTo |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
|
| politicalContext | succession crisis following the Glorious Revolution and the Act of Settlement ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assert Scotland’s right to choose a separate successor to Queen Anne
ⓘ
to secure Scotland’s political and economic freedoms in the event of a shared monarchy with England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act of Settlement 1701
ⓘ
Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| shortDescription | 1704 Scottish law asserting the right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne ⓘ |
| successorState | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| threatenedResponse | possibility of a different monarch from that of England ⓘ |
| typeOfRightAsserted | right of the Scottish Parliament to determine the royal succession ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act of Security Description of subject: The Act of Security was a 1704 law passed by the Parliament of Scotland asserting its right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne, unless Scotland’s political and economic freedoms were secured.
Referenced by (1)
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