legalSystem

P605
predicate

Indicates the formal framework of laws, rules, and institutions that governs how legal matters are defined, interpreted, and enforced within a society or jurisdiction.

All labels observed (70)

Label Occurrences
legalSystem canonical 8,911
appliesLegalSystem 1,314
usesLegalSystem 453

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: legalSystem
Generated description
Indicates the formal framework of laws, rules, and institutions that governs how legal matters are defined, interpreted, and enforced within a society or jurisdiction.

Sample triples (12,809)

Subject Object
Government of France and Parliament of France
surface form: Government of France
civil law
Theodosian Code Roman law
Benin civil law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem"
Supreme Court of the Netherlands civil law
French Fifth Republic civil law
Gupta Empire Hindu law based on Dharmashastra
Florida Senate Bill 4-C (2022) Florida statutes via predicate surface "locatedInLegalSystem"
surface form: Florida Statutes and Laws system
Government of Texas Texas state law
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland Swiss civil law system
Premier of Central Province Sri Lankan law
French Fourth Republic civil law
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure common law
Wisconsin Supreme Court common law
Sherbert test common law system of the United States
Louisiana civil law and common law mixed system
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations common law
Government of North Vietnam socialist law
Benton County Circuit Court Oregon Judicial Department via predicate surface "courtSystem"
surface form: Oregon state court system
Kimberly S. Budd United States law
Kimberly S. Budd Massachusetts law
French Second Republic civil law
Sena dynasty Hindu law based on Dharmashastra
Florida courts common law via predicate surface "usesCaseLawSystem"
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure Florida law
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands United States-style common law system
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure Florida law
Judiciary of the District of Columbia United States law
Judiciary of the District of Columbia District of Columbia law
Theophilus Roman law as adapted in the Byzantine Empire
La Graciosa Spanish law
guberniyas (governorates)
surface form: guberniya
imperial Russian law
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australian law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem"
Faculty of Law
surface form: Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
Japanese law via predicate surface "countryLegalSystem"
Saba Dutch law
Han dynasty blend of Legalism and Confucianism
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan Japanese constitutional law
Group Areas Act South African apartheid legal system
Supreme Court of Pakistan common law
Chicago municipal code
surface form: Chicago Municipal Code
common law system of the United States
Christmas Island Australian law
Government of Pakistan mixed legal system of common law and Islamic law
Commonwealth legal professional bodies common law traditions via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem"
Oregon Attorney General (in certain matters)
surface form: Oregon Attorney General
Oregon law
Oregon Attorney General (in certain matters)
surface form: Oregon Attorney General
United States law
State of Oregon in Multnomah County criminal cases Oregon Judicial Department via predicate surface "courtSystem"
surface form: Oregon state courts
Oregon Revised Statutes common law
Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure common law
Tsardom of Russia Russian law
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan Japanese constitutional law
Governor’s Council of New York English common law