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
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act National Security Agency surveillance programs via predicate surface "legalBasisFor"
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act FBI foreign intelligence investigations via predicate surface "legalBasisFor"
Information Security Oversight Office Executive Order 13526
Information Security Oversight Office Executive Order 12829
Information Security Oversight Office Executive Order 12958
Information Security Oversight Office Executive Order 12951
Information Security Oversight Office Executive Order 13556
Senate of Chile Constitution of Chile via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
Anglo-Frisian dialects English orthographic traditions via predicate surface "basisFor"
Anglo-Frisian dialects Frisian orthographic traditions via predicate surface "basisFor"
Democratic National Convention Democratic Party rules
National Recovery Administration National Industrial Recovery Act
surface form: National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933
Social Security Administration Social Security Act of 1935
Townshend Acts (tea tax component) authority of British Parliament over colonies
1949 State of the Union Address Article II of the United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
surface form: Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
State Emblem of India State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
Bharat Ratna Article 18 of the Constitution of India (as interpreted for titles and awards)
rules of the United States Senate Article I of the United States Constitution
United States Department of Education Department of Education Organization Act via predicate surface "legalMandate"
California Historical Landmark California Public Resources Code
California Historical Landmark California Government Code provisions on historic resources
Code of Federal Regulations federal statutes via predicate surface "legalAuthority"
Code of Federal Regulations delegations of authority to agencies via predicate surface "legalAuthority"
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate rules of the United States Senate via predicate surface "legalAuthority"
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate United States federal law via predicate surface "legalAuthority"
United States militia forces Militia Acts of the United States
United States federal law United States Congress via predicate surface "legislatedBy"
United States federal law United States Constitution via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
McCulloch v. Maryland implied powers doctrine via predicate surface "legalPrinciple"
McCulloch v. Maryland federal supremacy via predicate surface "legalPrinciple"
McCulloch v. Maryland broad construction of the Necessary and Proper Clause via predicate surface "legalPrinciple"
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States Commerce Clause via predicate surface "constitutionalBasis"
surface form: Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
Puerto Rico Rules of Criminal Procedure Constitution of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Rules of Criminal Procedure statutes of Puerto Rico
Universal Postal Union Constitution of the Universal Postal Union via predicate surface "legalInstrument"
Universal Postal Union General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union via predicate surface "legalInstrument"
Universal Postal Union Constitution of the Universal Postal Union via predicate surface "legalInstrument"
surface form: Universal Postal Convention
Universal Postal Union Postal Payment Services Agreement via predicate surface "legalInstrument"
Secretary-General of the United Nations Charter of the United Nations
Operation Urgent Fury protection of American medical students at St. George's University via predicate surface "legalJustificationClaimed"
Global War on Terrorism Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001
Global War on Terrorism Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
Government of Maryland Maryland state law via predicate surface "appliesLaw"
Government of Maryland United States Constitution via predicate surface "appliesLaw"
Government of Maryland federal law of the United States via predicate surface "appliesLaw"
Chief Justice of Japan Constitution of Japan
Chief Justice of Japan Court Act of Japan
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Japanese Instrument of Surrender
surface form: Instrument of Surrender of Japan
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Potsdam Declaration
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Allied occupation directives