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)
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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 |
|---|---|
| Two Row Wampum | cited in discussions of nation-to-nation treaties in Canada ⓘ |
| Mechelle Vinson | her case expanded interpretation of Title VII protections via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1917 | key document in the evolution of New Zealand’s constitutional independence via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu | landmark in international criminal law ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu | landmark in international jurisprudence on sexual violence ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu | clarified elements of the crime of genocide ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu | clarified definition of crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda | first conviction for genocide by an international court ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda | first head of government convicted of genocide by an international tribunal ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda | landmark case on guilty pleas in international criminal law ⓘ |
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Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom)
surface form:
Royal Titles Act 1953
|
adjusted the monarch’s titles to match the evolving status of the Commonwealth realms via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance" ⓘ |
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St. Louis county courthouse
surface form:
St. Louis County Courthouse
|
site of important U.S. legal history via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Georgia initially refused to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision | tested enforceability of Supreme Court decisions via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Georgia initially refused to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision | highlighted tensions in American federalism via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles | cited in U.S. constitutional law scholarship via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles | used as evidence of original understanding of the Constitution via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora | landmark case on command responsibility in international criminal law ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora | leading ICTR precedent on planning and organizing genocide ⓘ |
| Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora | important for jurisprudence on crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| Bay‘at al-Ridwan | cited in discussions of bay‘ah in Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| French steamship Lotus | landmark decision on principles of international jurisdiction ⓘ |
| French steamship Lotus | associated with the Lotus principle in international law ⓘ |
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Turkish collier Boz-Kourt
surface form:
Boz-Kourt
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central to international law case on criminal jurisdiction on the high seas ⓘ |
| Dave McNally | challenged MLB reserve clause in arbitration ⓘ |
| Duško Tadić | first ICTY conviction for crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| Duško Tadić | landmark case in international criminal law ⓘ |
| S.S. Wimbledon | involved in clarification of treaty obligations in international law ⓘ |
| S.S. Wimbledon | involved in clarification of freedom of navigation in international law ⓘ |
| Antonio J. Morrison | central figure in a landmark federalism decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| Ann Hopkins | established that gender stereotyping can constitute sex discrimination under Title VII via predicate surface "legalImpact" ⓘ |
| Ann Hopkins | contributed to mixed-motive analysis in employment discrimination law via predicate surface "legalImpact" ⓘ |
| Frohwerk | case cited in discussions of limits on First Amendment protections during wartime ⓘ |
| Magnum Concilium | step in evolution from royal council to parliament via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Parliament of 1628 | milestone in development of parliamentary sovereignty in England via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Parliament of 1628 | affirmed that taxation required parliamentary consent via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Parliament of 1628 | challenged arbitrary imprisonment by the Crown via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction | first modern case limiting Congress’s Commerce Clause authority in decades ⓘ |
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Gretna Green, Scotland
surface form:
Gretna Green
|
destination for cross-border marriages ⓘ |
| Flint v. Stone Tracy Co. | helped define the constitutional scope of federal corporate taxation via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Flint v. Stone Tracy Co. | provided doctrinal foundation for later federal tax legislation via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| LeRoy Shelton | his case established that a suspended sentence triggering imprisonment cannot be imposed without counsel ⓘ |
| Eisner v. Macomber | shaped early federal income tax doctrine via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Eisner v. Macomber | limited congressional power to tax certain unrealized gains as income via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| John Kelly | his case established that welfare benefits are a form of statutory entitlement protected by due process via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| John Kelly | his case led to requirement of evidentiary hearing before termination of certain public benefits via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Troy Leon Gregg | central figure in landmark capital punishment jurisprudence via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Flight Stop | Canadian copyright law precedent on moral rights ⓘ |
| Act of Security | strengthened bargaining position of Scotland in negotiations over union with England via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Sewel Convention | key feature of the UK’s devolution arrangements via predicate surface "constitutionalSignificance" ⓘ |
| Strait of Corfu | subject of International Court of Justice case United Kingdom v. Albania via predicate surface "hasLegalSignificance" ⓘ |