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
Giuliano Amato civil law
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa based on Pakistani law and Islamic principles
Small Constitution of 1947 socialist legal system
Lordship of Biscay fueros of Biscay via predicate surface "hasLegalSystem"
Lordship of Biscay Basque fueros via predicate surface "hasLegalSystem"
Government of El Salvador civil law system
Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
Napoleonic Code
Yamato period early ritsuryō elements via predicate surface "hasLegalSystem"
historical province of Champagne customary law of Champagne
Colonia Exhipódromo de Peralvillo Mexican law
Municipal Court of Puerto Rico civil law
British Canada English common law in most colonies
British Canada French civil law in parts of Quebec
Judicial Branch of Mexico civil law system
Article VI
surface form: Article VI of the Florida Constitution
Florida law
Sandiganbayan civil law and common law influenced system of the Philippines
Company rule in India mixture of English law and local customary law
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 common law
Kingdom of Toledo Lex Visigothorum
surface form: Visigothic law
Kingdom of Toledo Liber Iudiciorum
United States v. Edward Snowden common law
Government of Ghana mixed legal system of English common law and customary law
Austrian federal government civil law
Legislative Council of Upper Canada British law
Indian Councils Act 1861 common law
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Oklahoma state court system
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals common law
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador common law
Diario Oficial de la Federación Mexican legal system
Oklahoma Legislature common law via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem"
Oklahoma Supreme Court common law
Kingdom of Jaén Castilian law
Kingdom of Westphalia Napoleonic Code
New York Colony English common law
English-speaking Canada common law (except Quebec civil law)
Deputy Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay English colonial law
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Canadian legal system
Article XII
surface form: Article XII (Florida Constitution)
United States state constitutional law
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales English common law via predicate surface "appliedLegalSystem"
Article III
surface form: Article III of the Texas Constitution
Texas state law
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter international law
Federal Government of Germany civil law system
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals common law
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: United States federal legal system
Little Cayman based on English common law
Premier of the Western Cape constitutional system of South Africa
Benedikt Carpzov the Younger Roman-canon law tradition
Benedikt Carpzov the Younger Saxon territorial law
Federal Assembly of Russia civil law system of Russia
Oaths Clause United States constitutional law