legalSignificance

P12084
predicate

Indicates that something has recognized importance, effect, or consequence within a legal context or system.

All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
legalSignificance canonical 219
constitutionalSignificance 60
hasLegalSignificance 58

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: legalSignificance
Generated description
Indicates that something has recognized importance, effect, or consequence within a legal context or system.

Sample triples (405)

Subject Object
South Carolina v. Katzenbach landmark decision on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
South Carolina v. Katzenbach expanded understanding of congressional enforcement powers under Reconstruction Amendments via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
South Carolina v. Katzenbach affirmed broad federal authority to intervene in state election practices to prevent racial discrimination via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Ollie McClung, Sr. his case helped define the scope of the Commerce Clause via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Ollie McClung, Sr. his case affirmed the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as applied to restaurants via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Ollie’s Barbecue purchased a substantial portion of its food from out-of-state suppliers helped establish federal power to regulate local restaurants under the Commerce Clause via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
United States v. Chelsea Manning landmark application of the Espionage Act to leaks to the press
United States v. Chelsea Manning major case in U.S. military justice concerning whistleblowing and classified information
Loew's Inc. central target of U.S. antitrust actions against vertical integration in film industry
Red River (southeastern boundary area) defines portions of the Oklahoma–Texas state line via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Howl expanded protection for literary free expression in the United States via predicate surface "legalImpact"
Act of Union 1840 marked transition toward a more unified colonial government in British North America via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance"
County School Board of Prince Edward County central role in U.S. civil rights and education law
Darby Lumber Company expanded federal power under the Commerce Clause via predicate surface "legalSignificanceOfAssociatedCase"
Adele Sherbert landmark U.S. religious freedom case
Adele Sherbert leading case on unemployment benefits and religious observance
Mary Doe landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal subject of interstate water diversion disputes via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal regulated by Supreme Court decrees on Lake Michigan diversion via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Cantwell family expanded First Amendment protections for religious freedom
Cantwell family expanded First Amendment protections for free speech
Cantwell family contributed to incorporation of First Amendment freedoms against the states
Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission first major appellate decision interpreting NEPA via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission established strong judicial enforcement of NEPA procedures via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission considered a landmark in U.S. environmental law via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance"
Declaration on Atrocities early Allied commitment to prosecute war crimes
Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 key step in transforming the Irish Free State into a more fully sovereign state via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance"
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 landmark in U.S. federalism jurisprudence
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 key precedent for limits on federal coercion of states
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) first ICTY judgment to characterize Srebrenica events as genocide
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) landmark case on the definition of genocide
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) clarified the standard of specific intent for genocide
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) clarified the concept of destruction of a group in part
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) clarified the notion of a substantial part of a protected group
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) clarified modes of liability for genocide including aiding and abetting
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) influential precedent for later international criminal tribunals
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) cited by the International Court of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
Dar al-Harb governs permissibility of certain contracts with non-Muslims via predicate surface "legalImplication"
Dar al-Harb governs rules of safe-conduct (aman) via predicate surface "legalImplication"
Dar al-Harb governs treatment of enemy combatants in classical law via predicate surface "legalImplication"
Thomas Gibbons central figure in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court commerce clause case
Dollree Mapp her case nationalized the exclusionary rule
Dollree Mapp her case limited the use of illegally obtained evidence in state courts
Scottish Militia Bill 1708 last use of the British monarch’s veto on legislation via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance"
Tynwald Hill place where laws take effect after promulgation
West Tennessee used in Tennessee constitution and law
Ponca early U.S. federal court recognition of Native Americans as persons under the law
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. Established foreseeability as a central test for duty in negligence
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. Clarified distinction between duty and proximate cause in negligence analysis
John Peter Zenger established principle that truth is a defense against libel