Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure is the portion of the United States Code that defines federal crimes and outlines the procedures for criminal prosecutions in the federal court system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure canonical | 2 |
| United States Code Title 18 | 1 |
| federal criminal code of the United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100993 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure Context triple: [United States Code, hasComponent, Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure]
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A.
Title 2 of the United States Code
Title 2 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization and operation of the U.S. Congress and related legislative branch entities.
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B.
Title 50 of the United States Code
Title 50 of the United States Code is the portion of U.S. federal statutory law that governs national defense, intelligence, and related aspects of national security.
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C.
Title 3 of the United States Code
Title 3 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the office and powers of the U.S. President and Vice President, including procedures for succession, elections, and related executive functions.
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D.
Title 10 of the United States Code
Title 10 of the United States Code is the primary body of federal law that organizes, governs, and outlines the roles, missions, and authorities of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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E.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
- 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: Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure Target entity description: Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure is the portion of the United States Code that defines federal crimes and outlines the procedures for criminal prosecutions in the federal court system.
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A.
Title 2 of the United States Code
Title 2 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization and operation of the U.S. Congress and related legislative branch entities.
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B.
Title 50 of the United States Code
Title 50 of the United States Code is the portion of U.S. federal statutory law that governs national defense, intelligence, and related aspects of national security.
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C.
Title 3 of the United States Code
Title 3 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the office and powers of the U.S. President and Vice President, including procedures for succession, elections, and related executive functions.
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D.
Title 10 of the United States Code
Title 10 of the United States Code is the primary body of federal law that organizes, governs, and outlines the roles, missions, and authorities of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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E.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal statute collection
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title of the United States Code ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| authority | United States Congress ⓘ |
| citationFormat | 18 U.S.C. § [section number] ⓘ |
| contains |
definitions of criminal offenses
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general provisions on crimes and criminal procedure ⓘ penalties for federal crimes ⓘ provisions on civil rights offenses ⓘ provisions on computer and cybercrime offenses ⓘ provisions on firearms and explosives offenses ⓘ provisions on fraud and false statements ⓘ provisions on kidnapping ⓘ provisions on mail and wire fraud ⓘ provisions on money laundering ⓘ provisions on obstruction of justice ⓘ provisions on organized crime and racketeering ⓘ provisions on piracy and offenses on the high seas ⓘ provisions on public corruption offenses ⓘ provisions on robbery and burglary affecting interstate commerce ⓘ provisions on sexual exploitation and abuse offenses ⓘ provisions on terrorism-related offenses ⓘ provisions on treason and sedition ⓘ rules for appeals in federal criminal cases ⓘ rules for arrest, search, and seizure in federal cases ⓘ rules for extradition and removal ⓘ rules for imprisonment and corrections in federal system ⓘ rules for prosecution and trial of federal offenses ⓘ rules for sentencing in federal criminal cases ⓘ rules for witnesses and evidence in federal criminal cases ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defines | federal crimes ⓘ |
| governs | United States federal criminal law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
criminal law
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criminal procedure ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| officialName | Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Code ⓘ |
| publisher |
Government Printing Office
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surface form:
United States Government Publishing Office
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| regulates | criminal procedure in federal courts ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide within the United States ⓘ |
| shortName |
Title 18 of the United States Code
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surface form:
Title 18 U.S.C.
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| usedBy |
federal courts
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federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ federal prosecutors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure Description of subject: Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure is the portion of the United States Code that defines federal crimes and outlines the procedures for criminal prosecutions in the federal court system.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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legalBasis
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Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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this entity surface form:
United States Code Title 18
Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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officialName
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Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Title 18 of the United States Code
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
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amends
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Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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this entity surface form:
federal criminal code of the United States