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
Kingdom of Hungary noble privileges
Kingdom of Hungary Tripartitum of Werbőczy
Ministry of National Defense of Chile Chilean law
Libyan government civil law influenced system
Moscow City Soviet of People’s Deputies Soviet law via predicate surface "usedLegalSystem"
Kolchak government pre-revolutionary Russian law
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Constitution of the People's Republic of China
Constitution of the People's Republic of China socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics via predicate surface "legalSystemType"
United States constitutional amendments United States law
Court of Appeal of England and Wales common law
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland common law
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland courts of the United Kingdom via predicate surface "courtSystem"
surface form: Courts and Tribunals of the United Kingdom
Crown Prosecution Service legal system of England and Wales
Lord Advocate Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
Government of Panama civil law system via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem"
Evarts Act common law system of the United States
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure common law
Texas Government Code common law
Palestinian judiciary mixed legal system via predicate surface "legalSystemType"
Duchy of Brabant Joyous Entry of 1356
Marquisate of Dalí de Púbol Spanish nobiliary law
Caliphate of Córdoba Islamic law
Côte d'Ivoire civil law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem"
Gaelic Ireland Brehon law
Gaelic Ireland customary law
Hanseatic League (historical)
surface form: Hanseatic League
Hanseatic law
Egyptian law civil law via predicate surface "legalFamily"
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland common law
Kingdom of León Fuero system
Government of Quebec civil law for private law
Government of Quebec common law influences for public law
East African Court of Justice civil law and common law influences
Wild West territorial law
Wild West local sheriffs
Wild West United States Marshals Service
surface form: U.S. Marshals
Siete Leyes civil law
Seizure of Arms Act 1819 English law
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors common law via predicate surface "legalTradition"
New York State statutes New York legal system
Judiciary of Italy civil law
Red River County Judge Texas law
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas based on English law
Advocate General for Scotland Scots law (to a limited extent) via predicate surface "hasLegalSystem"
surface form: Scots law
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches canon law of the Catholic Church
Black Sea Governorate law of the Russian Empire
Natalia Republic Roman-Dutch law
Winburg, Orange Free State Roman-Dutch law
Supreme Court Act 2003 common law
Senior Courts Act 2016 New Zealand legal system
Chief Justice of New Zealand common law