assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward
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Assistant District Attorney Decourcy Ward is a central fictional prosecutor in the crime drama series "City on a Hill," known for his idealism and determination to reform Boston's corrupt justice system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Decourcy Ward is an idealistic assistant district attorney | 1 |
| assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T566914 — 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)
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Target entity: assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward Context triple: [City on a Hill, characterFocus, assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward]
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A.
Dallas County District Attorney
The Dallas County District Attorney is the chief prosecutor for Dallas County, Texas, responsible for representing the state in criminal cases and significant legal matters arising within the county.
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B.
Los Angeles deputy district attorney
A Los Angeles deputy district attorney is a prosecutor who represents the state in criminal cases within Los Angeles County’s court system.
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C.
Multnomah County District Attorney
The Multnomah County District Attorney is the chief local prosecutor responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal cases in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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D.
Attorney General Homer Cummings
Attorney General Homer Cummings was the U.S. Attorney General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for his role in New Deal legal reforms and support of expanded federal powers during the 1930s.
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E.
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is the public prosecutorial agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal cases on behalf of the people of Los Angeles County, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward Target entity description: Assistant District Attorney Decourcy Ward is a central fictional prosecutor in the crime drama series "City on a Hill," known for his idealism and determination to reform Boston's corrupt justice system.
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A.
Dallas County District Attorney
The Dallas County District Attorney is the chief prosecutor for Dallas County, Texas, responsible for representing the state in criminal cases and significant legal matters arising within the county.
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B.
Los Angeles deputy district attorney
A Los Angeles deputy district attorney is a prosecutor who represents the state in criminal cases within Los Angeles County’s court system.
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C.
Multnomah County District Attorney
The Multnomah County District Attorney is the chief local prosecutor responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal cases in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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Attorney General Homer Cummings
Attorney General Homer Cummings was the U.S. Attorney General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for his role in New Deal legal reforms and support of expanded federal powers during the 1930s.
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E.
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is the public prosecutorial agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal cases on behalf of the people of Los Angeles County, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | City on a Hill ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
justice reform
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race and class in the legal system ⓘ systemic corruption ⓘ |
| basedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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idealistic ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer | Suffolk County District Attorney's Office ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | City on a Hill ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama character ⓘ |
| goal |
fight corruption in Boston's legal system
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reform Boston's justice system ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | lawful good ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
protagonist
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reformist figure ⓘ |
| occupation |
assistant district attorney
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prosecutor ⓘ |
| partOf |
City on a Hill
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surface form:
City on a Hill television franchise
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| positionHeld |
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
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surface form:
Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County
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| roleIn | City on a Hill ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 1990s Boston ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| worksAgainst |
corrupt police practices
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institutional corruption in Boston ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward Description of subject: Assistant District Attorney Decourcy Ward is a central fictional prosecutor in the crime drama series "City on a Hill," known for his idealism and determination to reform Boston's corrupt justice system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
crime drama television series "City on a Hill"
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characterRole
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assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward
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subject surface form:
City on a Hill
this entity surface form:
Decourcy Ward is an idealistic assistant district attorney