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
French Republic civil law
Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders
surface form: Act on National Holidays
Japanese law
Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act Japanese judicial system
Judiciary of Zimbabwe mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem"
Judiciary of Zimbabwe customary law of Zimbabwe via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem"
Portland City Commissioner
surface form: Portland City Commissioner Position 3
Oregon law
Taurida Oblast Russian imperial law
Philippine government civil law
Philippine government common law influences
Juvenile Act of Japan Japanese law
Supreme Court of Sudan Sudanese legal system
Supreme Court of Sudan mixed legal system via predicate surface "legalTradition"
Supreme Court of Sudan Islamic law influence via predicate surface "legalTradition"
Supreme Court of Sudan civil law influence via predicate surface "legalTradition"
Supreme Court of Sudan common law influence via predicate surface "legalTradition"
Spanish Civil Code civil law
Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu French civil law via predicate surface "legalSystemInfluenced"
Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu continental civil law tradition via predicate surface "legalSystemInfluenced"
Constitution of the Year VIII civil law
North Korean constitution Central Court of the DPRK via predicate surface "judicialSystem"
Government of Uganda mixed legal system of English common law and customary law
Kingdom of Valencia Furs of Valencia via predicate surface "hasLegalSystem"
Government of Maine common law
Togo civil law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem"
Papal States canon law
Kingdom of Aragon Statute of Autonomy of Aragon
surface form: Fueros of Aragon
Tang dynasty Tang Code
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan Japanese constitutional law
French Polynesia French civil law
Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist law
Municipal Government of Rio de Janeiro Brazilian law
Dominion of New England English law
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan civil law system of Japan
British America English common law
Article 88 of the Constitution of Italy civil law
Ceylon Independence Act 1947 common law
Supreme Court of Ceylon common law
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
surface form: 1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
Unitary state
Legislature of Liberia based on Anglo-American common law
Article 89 of the Constitution of Italy Italian constitutional law
Province of New England English common law
Pitcairn Islands based on English common law
Louisiana Civil Code civil law
Louisiana Civil Code mixed civil law–common law jurisdiction via predicate surface "legalTradition"
Quebec Civil Code civil law
Italian Civil Code Italian legal system
Belgian Civil Code civil law
Book II: Of Property and the Different Modifications of Ownership French civil law
Guinea civil law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem"
Federal Constitutional Law "On the Government of the Russian Federation" Russian law