Lincoln Law
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Lincoln Law is a U.S. federal statute that allows individuals to sue on behalf of the government to recover funds obtained through fraud against federal programs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Law canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10625473 — 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: Lincoln Law Context triple: [False Claims Act, alsoKnownAs, Lincoln Law]
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A.
Greenlaw
Greenlaw is a small historic town in the Scottish Borders that once served as the county town of Berwickshire.
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B.
The Rule of Law
The Rule of Law is a seminal legal text by Lord Bingham of Cornhill that articulates and clarifies the core principles underpinning the rule of law in modern democratic societies.
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C.
The Rule of Law
The Rule of Law is a seminal work of legal and political theory by Franz Neumann that examines the relationship between law, democracy, and authoritarianism in modern states.
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D.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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E.
Jones Law (1929)
Jones Law (1929) was a U.S. federal statute that significantly increased penalties for violating Prohibition, including harsher fines and longer prison sentences for alcohol-related offenses.
- 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: Lincoln Law Target entity description: Lincoln Law is a U.S. federal statute that allows individuals to sue on behalf of the government to recover funds obtained through fraud against federal programs.
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A.
Greenlaw
Greenlaw is a small historic town in the Scottish Borders that once served as the county town of Berwickshire.
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B.
The Rule of Law
The Rule of Law is a seminal legal text by Lord Bingham of Cornhill that articulates and clarifies the core principles underpinning the rule of law in modern democratic societies.
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C.
The Rule of Law
The Rule of Law is a seminal work of legal and political theory by Franz Neumann that examines the relationship between law, democracy, and authoritarianism in modern states.
-
D.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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E.
Jones Law (1929)
Jones Law (1929) was a U.S. federal statute that significantly increased penalties for violating Prohibition, including harsher fines and longer prison sentences for alcohol-related offenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
anti-fraud law ⓘ whistleblower law ⓘ |
| allows | private individuals to sue on behalf of the U.S. government ⓘ |
| appliesTo | fraudulent claims for payment made to the United States government ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covers |
Medicare and Medicaid fraud
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defense contracting fraud ⓘ grant fraud ⓘ procurement fraud ⓘ |
| enables | qui tam lawsuits ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | False Claims Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
provisions on liability for false claims
ⓘ
provisions on qui tam actions ⓘ provisions on whistleblower retaliation ⓘ |
| isBasisFor |
many government contracting fraud cases in the United States
ⓘ
many healthcare fraud enforcement actions in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| keyConcept |
false or fraudulent claim
ⓘ
knowledge standard (actual knowledge, deliberate ignorance, reckless disregard) ⓘ qui tam relator ⓘ |
| legalDomain | federal civil law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
allows government to recover damages and penalties from defendants
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creates financial incentives for whistleblowers ⓘ |
| legalRemedy | civil action ⓘ |
| permits |
United States government to intervene in qui tam actions
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relator to proceed with action if government declines to intervene ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
combat fraud against federal government programs
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recover funds obtained through fraud against federal programs ⓘ |
| protects | whistleblowers from retaliation ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil penalties per false claim
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relator share of recovered funds ⓘ treble damages ⓘ |
| requires |
filing of complaints under seal initially
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proof that defendant acted knowingly ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | fraud against federal programs and contracts ⓘ |
| targets | persons and entities submitting false or fraudulent claims to the U.S. government ⓘ |
| usedBy |
federal prosecutors
ⓘ
private whistleblowers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lincoln Law Description of subject: Lincoln Law is a U.S. federal statute that allows individuals to sue on behalf of the government to recover funds obtained through fraud against federal programs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.