legalBasis

P125
predicate

Indicates the legal rule, authority, or justification under which an action, decision, or status is established or carried out.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
legalBasis canonical 17,977
appliesLaw 3,515
governingLaw 2,661

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: legalBasis
Generated description
Indicates the legal rule, authority, or justification under which an action, decision, or status is established or carried out.

Sample triples (35,843)

Subject Object
National Historic Landmark Historic Sites Act of 1935
National Historic Landmark National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Hinomaru Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem
Judiciary of Japan Constitution of Japan via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
Supreme Court and lower courts
surface form: Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan)
Constitution of Japan via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
executive branch of the United States Article II of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
Allied occupation of Germany unconditional surrender of Germany
Allied occupation of Germany Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945
Title 50 of the United States Code executive branch national security activities via predicate surface "sourceOfAuthorityFor"
Title 50 of the United States Code intelligence collection programs via predicate surface "sourceOfAuthorityFor"
Title 50 of the United States Code covert action findings via predicate surface "sourceOfAuthorityFor"
Oath of Enlistment of the United States Armed Forces Title 10 of the United States Code
Oath of Enlistment of the United States Armed Forces 5 U.S.C. § 3331
NME National Security Act of 1947
EOP
surface form: Executive Office of the President of the United States
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939
surface form: Reorganization Act of 1939
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reorganization Act of 1939
United States Patent and Trademark Office Title 35 of the United States Code
United States Patent and Trademark Office Title 15 of the United States Code
NMTI Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
surface form: Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
Order of the Aztec Eagle Mexican honors system
Chief Justice of the United States Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
Texas Legislature Texas Constitution via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
In God We Trust Public Law 84-851
Office for Emergency Management Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 via predicate surface "legislativeBasis"
Executive Order 8807 war powers of the President of the United States
Massachusetts Department of Transportation Massachusetts transportation reform law of 2009
United States courts of appeals Judiciary Act of 1891 via predicate surface "governingLaw"
United States courts of appeals Article III via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
Necessary and Proper Clause implied powers of Congress via predicate surface "basisFor"
Necessary and Proper Clause doctrine of implied powers via predicate surface "basisFor"
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico Constitution of Puerto Rico
Charter of the United Nations United Nations system of international law via predicate surface "basisFor"
Secretary of the Navy Title 10 of the United States Code
Munitions Board National Security Act of 1947
Munitions Board amendments to the National Security Act
Small Business Innovation Research program Small Business Innovation Research program self-linksurface differs
surface form: Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982
Office of National Drug Control Policy Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
United States Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Energy Act of 1946
United States Atomic Energy Commission Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 via predicate surface "dissolutionLegalBasis"
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union
DNI
surface form: Director of National Intelligence
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Code
surface form: United States Code Title 28
intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
surface form: United States Code Title 18
intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations
intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
National Intelligence Strategy U.S. intelligence and national security statutes
Annual Threat Assessment public testimony by the Director of National Intelligence via predicate surface "basisFor"
SecDef National Security Act of 1947
Roman Curia Pastor bonus