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
Roman Curia Praedicate Evangelium
UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO World Heritage Convention via predicate surface "hasLegalBasisIn"
surface form: Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Islam Sharia via predicate surface "legalFoundation"
Islam Quran via predicate surface "legalSource"
Islam Sunnah via predicate surface "legalSource"
Islam Ijma via predicate surface "legalSource"
Islam Qiyas via predicate surface "legalSource"
Légion d'honneur Law of 19 May 1802
President of the French Republic Constitution of the Fifth Republic via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
Bureau of Engraving and Printing U.S. federal law
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ICSID Convention
World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors Articles of Agreement of the World Bank Group institutions
National Register of Historic Places National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts John F. Kennedy Center Act
Metro
surface form: Washington Metro
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission via predicate surface "safetyAuthority"
Earl of Northesk Scottish peerage law via predicate surface "governingLaw"
California–Nevada border acts of the U.S. Congress creating the states
Emancipation Proclamation presidential war powers as commander in chief via predicate surface "legalBasisClaimed"
U.S. federal agencies acts of the United States Congress
U.S. federal agencies executive orders of the President of the United States
Wehrmacht Nazi rearmament laws
United States Deputy Attorney General created by administrative action within the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice Judiciary Act of 1870
President of the United States Senate Article I of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
President of the United States Senate Article II of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
Congressional Gold Medal public law of the United States
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star self-linksurface differs
surface form: Japanese honors system
National Security Council of the United States National Security Act of 1947
United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly United States foreign relations law
United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly United States diplomatic practice
Agricultural Adjustment Administration Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
Federal Housing Administration National Housing Act of 1934
Old-Age Reserve Account Social Security Act of 1935 via predicate surface "legislatedBy"
Aid to Dependent Children United States Congress via predicate surface "legislatedBy"
Secretary of the Treasury United States Constitution
surface form: United States Constitution Article II
Secretary of the Treasury Act of Congress
CCC
surface form: Civilian Conservation Corps
Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933 via predicate surface "legislativeBasis"
Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union decisions of Communist Party congresses
Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union decrees of the Supreme Soviet
Great Purge Article 58 of the RSFSR Penal Code via predicate surface "legalInstrument"
United States Intelligence Community National Security Act of 1947
United States Intelligence Community Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Act
European Research Area Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
European Research Area Article 179 TFEU
Continental Navy resolutions of the Continental Congress
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (nuclear-related regulations)
surface form: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 via predicate surface "legalAuthorityFrom"
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (nuclear-related regulations)
surface form: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 via predicate surface "legalAuthorityFrom"
Bureau of the Census Title 13 of the United States Code via predicate surface "legalMandate"
Bureau of the Census Article I of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "legalMandate"
surface form: United States Constitution, Article I, Section 2