Court of Appeal of Malaysia
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The Court of Appeal of Malaysia is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing civil and criminal appeals from the High Courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Court of Appeal of Malaysia canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10958787 — 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: Court of Appeal of Malaysia Context triple: [Malaysian judiciary, hasCourt, Court of Appeal of Malaysia]
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A.
High Court of Singapore
The High Court of Singapore is a superior court of law that hears major civil and criminal cases, supervises lower courts, and exercises important appellate and judicial review functions within Singapore’s legal system.
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B.
Supreme Court of Singapore
The Supreme Court of Singapore is the highest court in Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the High Court and the Court of Appeal and handling major civil and criminal cases as well as constitutional matters.
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C.
Syariah Court of Singapore
The Syariah Court of Singapore is a specialized religious court that administers Muslim personal and family law, particularly matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, for the Muslim community in Singapore.
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D.
Malaysian judiciary
The Malaysian judiciary is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law in Malaysia through a hierarchical system of courts, including the Federal Court, Court of Appeal, and High Courts.
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E.
Court of Final Appeal
The Court of Final Appeal is Hong Kong’s highest appellate court, serving as the ultimate authority on legal and constitutional matters in the territory.
- 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: Court of Appeal of Malaysia Target entity description: The Court of Appeal of Malaysia is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing civil and criminal appeals from the High Courts.
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A.
High Court of Singapore
The High Court of Singapore is a superior court of law that hears major civil and criminal cases, supervises lower courts, and exercises important appellate and judicial review functions within Singapore’s legal system.
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B.
Supreme Court of Singapore
The Supreme Court of Singapore is the highest court in Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the High Court and the Court of Appeal and handling major civil and criminal cases as well as constitutional matters.
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C.
Syariah Court of Singapore
The Syariah Court of Singapore is a specialized religious court that administers Muslim personal and family law, particularly matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, for the Muslim community in Singapore.
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D.
Malaysian judiciary
The Malaysian judiciary is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law in Malaysia through a hierarchical system of courts, including the Federal Court, Court of Appeal, and High Courts.
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E.
Court of Final Appeal
The Court of Final Appeal is Hong Kong’s highest appellate court, serving as the ultimate authority on legal and constitutional matters in the territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate court
ⓘ
federal court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mahkamah Rayuan Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealProcessLevel | second level of appeal in Malaysia ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Malaysia ⓘ |
| canSitInLargerPanel | five judges ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | Article 121 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| courtType | intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
questions of fact
ⓘ
questions of law ⓘ |
| decisionsAppealableTo | Federal Court of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Courts of Judicature Act 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
civil appeals
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
civil matters
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ |
| hasComposition | panel of judges ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ensure uniformity of judicial decisions in Malaysia
ⓘ
review decisions of the High Courts ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.kehakiman.gov.my ⓘ |
| hasTitleForHead | President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| headedBy | President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCourt | Federal Court of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interprets |
Acts of Parliament of Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ subsidiary legislation of Malaysia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | English common law tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Putrajaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerCourt |
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInJudicialHierarchy | second-highest court in Malaysia ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Peninsular Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Palace of Justice, Putrajaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | superior court of record ⓘ |
| typicalPanelSize | three judges ⓘ |
| usesHonorificForJudges | Justice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Court of Appeal of Malaysia Description of subject: The Court of Appeal of Malaysia is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing civil and criminal appeals from the High Courts.
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