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
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 Article I of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article I Section 8 Clause 17 of the United States Constitution
Internal Revenue Service Internal Revenue Code
Internal Revenue Service Title 26 of the United States Code
New York City Landmark New York City Landmarks Law via predicate surface "hasLegalBasis"
New York City Landmark New York City Administrative Code via predicate surface "hasLegalBasis"
Gulf War United Nations Security Council
surface form: United Nations Security Council resolutions
Emperor
surface form: Emperor of Japan
Constitution of Japan
Kimigayo Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem
surface form: Act on National Flag and Anthem
Korea under Japanese rule Korea under Japanese rule self-linksurface differs
surface form: Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
Prime Minister of Japan Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan
National Diet Constitution of Japan
Supreme Court of Japan Constitution of Japan via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
Joint Chiefs of Staff National Security Act of 1947
U.S. Department of Energy Department of Energy Organization Act
Alexander Hamilton's First Report on the Public Credit Article I of the United States Constitution
BSA E-Filing System Bank Secrecy Act
BSA E-Filing System Title 31 of the United States Code
BSA E-Filing System Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Drug Enforcement Administration Controlled Substances Act
Drug Enforcement Administration Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973
Native American CDFI Assistance Program Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
surface form: Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994
Bank Enterprise Award Program Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 via predicate surface "legalFramework"
surface form: Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994
Capital Magnet Fund Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 via predicate surface "legalAuthority"
CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 via predicate surface "legalAuthority"
Internal Revenue Code federal tax administration via predicate surface "legalBasisFor"
Internal Revenue Code IRS enforcement authority via predicate surface "legalBasisFor"
Scottish Government Scotland Act 1998
Scottish Government subsequent Scotland Acts
Native American Church American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994 via predicate surface "legalProtection"
Native American Church Religious Freedom Restoration Act via predicate surface "legalProtection"
Shabbat halakha via predicate surface "legalFramework"
Office of the Four Year Plan Four Year Plan decree of 1936
DOT
surface form: United States Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation Act
Indian Civil Service Government of India Act 1858
Indian Civil Service Indian Civil Service self-linksurface differs
surface form: Indian Civil Service Act 1861
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code national regulations on pressure equipment in multiple countries via predicate surface "basisFor"
Silver Star Title 10 of the United States Code
United States Agency for International Development (in coordination)
surface form: United States Agency for International Development
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Prime Minister of France Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: Article 21 of the Constitution of France
Prime Minister of France Article 20 of the Constitution of France
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Chemical Weapons Convention
ECA
surface form: Economic Cooperation Administration
United States Congress via predicate surface "legislatedBy"
ECA
surface form: Economic Cooperation Administration
Economic Cooperation Administration
surface form: Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
Member States of the United Nations Charter of the United Nations via predicate surface "hasLegalBasis"
Ministerial Conference Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Oregon Legislative Assembly via predicate surface "mainRegulatoryText"
surface form: Oregon Revised Statutes
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Oregon Administrative Rules via predicate surface "mainRegulatoryText"
Birmingham City Council Code of Alabama via predicate surface "appliesStatutoryFramework"