fact

P20559

predicate

Indicates that something is objectively true or has actually occurred, independent of opinion or belief.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
factualBackground	26
fact canonical	14
factuality	2
factualFinding	1

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: fact

Generated description

Indicates that something is objectively true or has actually occurred, independent of opinion or belief.

Sample triples (43)

Subject	Object
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents	McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: George W. McLaurin was an African American applicant to the University of Oklahoma Graduate College.
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents	McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: McLaurin was admitted to the University of Oklahoma but subjected to segregated conditions within the graduate program.
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents	McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. ⓘ
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents	McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Supreme Court held that segregated treatment impaired McLaurin’s ability to study and engage with other students.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District	Students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War and were suspended by school officials via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
City of Boerne v. Flores	dispute over denial of a building permit to expand a Catholic church in a historic district via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Helvering v. Gregory	Gregory caused a new corporation to be formed, transferred appreciated stock to it, then liquidated it to obtain the stock at capital gains rates. via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Boynton v. Virginia	Bruce Boynton was convicted of trespass after refusing to leave a whites-only restaurant in a bus terminal via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation	A mid-afternoon radio broadcast of George Carlin's "Filthy Words" monologue prompted a listener complaint to the FCC. via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Washington v. Davis	the written test disproportionately disqualified Black applicants compared to white applicants via predicate surface "factualFinding" ⓘ
McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. surface form: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents	George W. McLaurin ⓘ surface form: George W. McLaurin was admitted to the University of Oklahoma on a segregated basis
McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. surface form: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents	McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms
McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. surface form: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents	McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in the library
McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. surface form: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents	McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in the cafeteria
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education	Roderick Jackson was a high school girls’ basketball coach in Birmingham, Alabama via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education	Jackson complained that the girls’ basketball team received unequal resources compared to the boys’ team via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education	After his complaints, Jackson was removed from his coaching position via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Barron v. Baltimore	Baltimore Harbor via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ surface form: City of Baltimore diverted streams, causing sediment buildup that ruined Barron’s wharf
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio	Nonwhite workers were concentrated in unskilled cannery jobs while white workers held skilled and noncannery positions. via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Alexander v. Sandoval	Alabama adopted an English-only policy for driver’s license examinations via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Alexander v. Sandoval	Plaintiff alleged the English-only policy had a disparate impact on non-English speakers via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
De Jonge v. Oregon	Dirk De Jonge was convicted for speaking at a peaceful public meeting held under the auspices of the Communist Party in Portland, Oregon via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
393 U.S. 503	Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.	NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. via predicate surface "factualBackground" self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Local NAACP leaders organized a boycott of white merchants in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to protest racial discrimination.
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.	White merchants sued the NAACP and boycott leaders for damages allegedly caused by the boycott. via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Coyle v. Smith	Congress, in the Oklahoma Enabling Act, attempted to require that the state capital remain at Guthrie until 1913 via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Coyle v. Smith	The Oklahoma legislature and voters approved moving the capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City before 1913 via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Engblom v. Carey	correction officers were evicted from their residences during a strike via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Engblom v. Carey	state National Guard troops were quartered in correction officers’ residences via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 (1961)	Chicago police officers allegedly conducted an early-morning, warrantless, and abusive search of the Monroe home and detained James Monroe without proper legal process. via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978)	New York City agencies required pregnant employees to take unpaid leaves of absence before such leaves were medically necessary via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Jackson complained that the girls’ basketball team received unequal resources compared to the boys’ team surface form: Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education	Roderick Jackson was a girls’ basketball coach at a public high school in Birmingham, Alabama via predicate surface "factualBackground" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jackson complained that the girls’ basketball team received unequal resources compared to the boys’ team surface form: Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education	Jackson complained that the girls’ basketball team received unequal resources compared to the boys’ team via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Jackson complained that the girls’ basketball team received unequal resources compared to the boys’ team surface form: Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education	After Jackson complained about unequal treatment, he was removed from his coaching position via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.	plaintiffs were twin sisters with severe myopia who were denied employment as global airline pilots via predicate surface "factualBackground" ⓘ
Walsh v Lonsdale	the parties had only an agreement for a lease, not a formal legal lease deed ⓘ
Walsh v Lonsdale	the agreement for lease was specifically enforceable in equity ⓘ
Walsh v Lonsdale	the landlord distrained for rent in advance under the terms of the agreement ⓘ
Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News	non-fiction via predicate surface "factuality" ⓘ
Once Upon a Time: A True Story	non-fictional account via predicate surface "factuality" ⓘ
S.S. Lotus v. Turkey	the case arose from a collision on the high seas between the French vessel S.S. Lotus and the Turkish vessel Boz-Kourt ⓘ
S.S. Lotus v. Turkey	the collision resulted in the sinking of the Turkish vessel and loss of Turkish lives ⓘ
S.S. Lotus v. Turkey	a French officer from the S.S. Lotus was prosecuted in Turkey ⓘ