Code of 1771
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The Code of 1771 is a landmark legal codification that organized and clarified the laws of Jersey, forming the basis of the island’s modern legislative framework.
All labels observed (1)
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| Code of 1771 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3017024 — 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 1771 Context triple: [States Assembly of Jersey, foundationEvent, Code of 1771]
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A.
July Ordinances of 1830
The July Ordinances of 1830 were a series of reactionary decrees issued by King Charles X of France that curtailed press freedom and dissolved the newly elected Chamber of Deputies, sparking the July Revolution and leading to the end of the Bourbon monarchy.
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B.
Constitution of 1782
The Constitution of 1782 was a series of legislative changes that effectively granted the Irish Parliament legislative independence from Great Britain, marking a brief period of Irish self-governance before the Act of Union.
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C.
Revestment Act 1765
The Revestment Act 1765 was a British law by which the British Crown purchased and absorbed the feudal rights of the Lords of Mann, bringing the Isle of Man under more direct royal control.
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D.
Clarendon Code
The Clarendon Code was a series of 17th-century English laws that enforced religious uniformity in favor of the Church of England and suppressed Nonconformist Protestant groups during the Restoration period.
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E.
King's Regulations
King's Regulations are the formal rules and administrative code governing conduct, discipline, and procedures within the British Army.
- 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 1771 Target entity description: The Code of 1771 is a landmark legal codification that organized and clarified the laws of Jersey, forming the basis of the island’s modern legislative framework.
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A.
July Ordinances of 1830
The July Ordinances of 1830 were a series of reactionary decrees issued by King Charles X of France that curtailed press freedom and dissolved the newly elected Chamber of Deputies, sparking the July Revolution and leading to the end of the Bourbon monarchy.
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B.
Constitution of 1782
The Constitution of 1782 was a series of legislative changes that effectively granted the Irish Parliament legislative independence from Great Britain, marking a brief period of Irish self-governance before the Act of Union.
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C.
Revestment Act 1765
The Revestment Act 1765 was a British law by which the British Crown purchased and absorbed the feudal rights of the Lords of Mann, bringing the Isle of Man under more direct royal control.
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D.
Clarendon Code
The Clarendon Code was a series of 17th-century English laws that enforced religious uniformity in favor of the Church of England and suppressed Nonconformist Protestant groups during the Restoration period.
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E.
King's Regulations
King's Regulations are the formal rules and administrative code governing conduct, discipline, and procedures within the British Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical legal document
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legal code ⓘ statutory codification ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Jersey
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surface form:
Bailiwick of Jersey
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| basedOn | earlier customary law and statutes of Jersey ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century legal codes
ⓘ
Channel Islands judiciaries ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Islands law
Jersey legal history ⓘ |
| contains | consolidated statutes of Jersey in force in the 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Jersey ⓘ |
| documentFormat | printed volume ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | interpretation of historical Jersey statutes ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
continues to be cited in Jersey legal scholarship
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forms a reference point for modern Jersey statutory interpretation ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | authoritative statement of Jersey statute law at the time of enactment ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasType | printed statute book ⓘ |
| influenced |
later codifications and consolidations of Jersey law
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subsequent statutory revisions in Jersey ⓘ |
| inForceInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Jersey law ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Channel Islands customary law
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Norman customary law ⓘ |
| partOf | historical development of Jersey’s constitution ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
States Greffe archives of Jersey
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libraries and legal collections in Jersey ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1771 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify the laws of Jersey
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to organize the laws of Jersey ⓘ to provide an authoritative compilation of Jersey statutes ⓘ |
| region |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
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surface form:
Channel Islands
|
| regulates |
administration of justice in Jersey
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civil law in Jersey ⓘ constitutional arrangements of Jersey ⓘ criminal law in Jersey ⓘ local administration and policing in Jersey ⓘ |
| significance |
first comprehensive printed collection of Jersey statutes
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foundation of Jersey’s modern legislative framework ⓘ landmark codification of Jersey law ⓘ |
| subject |
private law of Jersey
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procedural law of Jersey ⓘ public law of Jersey ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Ancien Régime era in Jersey ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Jersey legal practitioners
ⓘ
Royal Court of Jersey ⓘ Jersey ⓘ
surface form:
States of Jersey
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