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 |
| legalImpact | 35 |
| legalSignificanceOfCase | 12 |
| legalImplication | 8 |
| legalNote | 3 |
| legalOutcomeSignificance | 3 |
| legalSignificanceIn | 2 |
| EEZSignificance | 1 |
| jurisprudentialSignificance | 1 |
| legalCaseSignificance | 1 |
| legalSignificanceOfAssociatedCase | 1 |
| legalSignificanceOfInvolvement | 1 |
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 ⓘ |