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 |
| legalTradition | 436 |
| hasLegalSystem | 395 |
| courtSystem | 220 |
| followsLegalSystem | 219 |
| lawSystem | 175 |
| legalSystemType | 114 |
| usedLegalSystem | 108 |
| legalSystemInfluence | 47 |
| countryLegalSystem | 42 |
| legalFamily | 36 |
| judicialSystem | 35 |
| locatedInLegalSystem | 33 |
| belongsToLegalSystem | 27 |
| legalSystemInfluenced | 22 |
| associatedWithLegalSystem | 19 |
| legalRegime | 18 |
| appliedLegalSystem | 16 |
| legalSystemOf | 16 |
| regulatorySystem | 14 |
| associatedLegalSystem | 10 |
| followsLawSystem | 10 |
| usesLawSystem | 10 |
| hadLegalSystem | 9 |
| legalSystemComponents | 9 |
| countryLegalSystemContext | 8 |
| hasLawSystem | 7 |
| legalSystemFocus | 7 |
| legalSystemDiscussed | 5 |
| legalSystemFamily | 5 |
| dominantLegalSystem | 4 |
| legalSystemApplied | 4 |
| countryLawSystem | 3 |
| governingLawSystem | 3 |
| legalLegacy | 3 |
| stateLawSystem | 3 |
| systèmeJuridique | 3 |
| countryLegalSystemFocus | 2 |
| federalLawSystem | 2 |
| legal system | 2 |
| sistemaJurídico | 2 |
| systemPrawny | 2 |
| Rechtsordnung | 1 |
| concernsLegalSystem | 1 |
| courtSystemOf | 1 |
| currentLegalSystem | 1 |
| drivingLawSystem | 1 |
| followsStateLawSystem | 1 |
| followsSystemOfLaw | 1 |
| hasSystemOfLaw | 1 |
| haveLegalSystem | 1 |
| holderLegalSystem | 1 |
| judicialSystemRegulated | 1 |
| juridicalSystem | 1 |
| legalSystemConcerned | 1 |
| legalSystemCovered | 1 |
| legalSystemDescribed | 1 |
| legalSystemEstablished | 1 |
| legalSystemFor | 1 |
| legalSystemOfSovereign | 1 |
| legalSystemScope | 1 |
| mainJurisprudence | 1 |
| mainLegalSystem | 1 |
| organizedJudicialSystemUnder | 1 |
| primaryLawSystem | 1 |
| stateLegalSystem | 1 |
| systemOfLaw | 1 |
| usesCaseLawSystem | 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: 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 |
|---|---|
|
Article III
surface form:
Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
|
international law ⓘ |
| Slavery Abolition Act 1838 | English law ⓘ |
| Article XXI (Security Exceptions) |
World Trade Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Organization law
|
| state government of Alaska | common law ⓘ |
| City Attorney of Portland, Oregon | common law ⓘ |
| Portland City Code | United States municipal law ⓘ |
| Acts of the Legislature of Bermuda | common law ⓘ |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | common law ⓘ |
|
rules of evidence for the federal courts
surface form:
Federal Rules of Evidence
|
United States law ⓘ |
| Pennsylvania courts | common law via predicate surface "legalSystemType" ⓘ |
| Islamic Spain | Islamic law (sharia) ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Sardinia | Civil law ⓘ |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | common law ⓘ |
| Principality of Catalonia | Catalan constitutions via predicate surface "hasLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| Principality of Catalonia | Usatges de Barcelona via predicate surface "hasLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| Principality of Catalonia |
Usatges de Barcelona
via predicate surface "hasLegalSystem"
ⓘ
surface form:
Catalan customary law
|
| Surrey County Council | English law via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| Surrey County Council | UK local government law via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| British Antarctic Territory | English law ⓘ |
| Brunei Darussalam | English common law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| Brunei Darussalam | Sharia law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| Viceroyalty of New Spain | Spanish law ⓘ |
| Hiroshima High Court | civil law ⓘ |
| Vatican City | canon law and civil law ⓘ |
| Byzantine Empire | Roman law ⓘ |
| Dicastery for Bishops | canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| Congress of Colombia | civil law ⓘ |
| Azad Jammu and Kashmir | Pakistani legal system (with local adaptations) via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| British Sind | British colonial law ⓘ |
| Governor of New South Wales | Common law of New South Wales ⓘ |
| Lesotho | mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch law and customary law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| North Carolina General Assembly | common law via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| Austrian Habsburg Monarchy | civil law ⓘ |
|
L.A.M.C.
surface form:
Los Angeles Municipal Code
|
common law ⓘ |
| Ministry of Justice of Egypt | Egyptian legal system via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| Ministry of Justice of Egypt | civil law via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| Supreme Court of the Philippines | civil law and common law mixed legal system ⓘ |
| Third Petty Bench | civil law system of Japan ⓘ |
| Article II (Schedules of Concessions) |
World Trade Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Organization law
|
| Article XX (General Exceptions) |
World Trade Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Organization law
|
| 1976 Portuguese Constitution | civil law ⓘ |
| British Ceylon | British colonial law ⓘ |
| Supreme People's Court of China | civil law ⓘ |
| Supreme People's Court of China | socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics ⓘ |
| Massachusetts Appeals Court | Massachusetts court system via predicate surface "courtSystem" ⓘ |
| Sikh Empire | customary law ⓘ |
| Sikh Empire | Sikh religious law ⓘ |
| Slavery Abolition Act 1843 | English law via predicate surface "locatedInLegalSystem" ⓘ |
| substantial effects doctrine |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 | United States statutory law via predicate surface "locatedInLegalSystem" ⓘ |