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
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"