legalForm

P64

predicate

Indicates the specific legal structure or organizational type under which an entity is formally constituted and recognized by law.

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All labels observed (41)

Label	Occurrences
legalStatus	12,483
legalForm canonical	11,083
legalNature	1,266
hasLegalForm	387
corporateForm	98
underlyingCompanyLegalForm	25
issuerLegalForm	24
legal form	9
legalStructure	9
legalFormOf	8
hadLegalForm	6
hasUnderlyingLegalForm	5
juridicalForm	5
legalFormContext	5
legalFormCreated	5
legalType	5
legalFormFor	3
legalFormOfParent	3
legalFormOfOperator	2
legalFormOfState	2
legalFormType	2
operatorLegalForm	2
createdLegalForm	1
definesLegalForm	1
employerLegalForm	1
lawGoverningForm	1
legal form of activity	1
legalCorporation	1
legalFormAfterPassage	1
legalFormAfterReorganization	1
legalFormIn	1
legalFormMeaning	1
legalFormOfClub	1
legalFormOfCreatedEntity	1
legalFormOfEntityCreated	1
legalFormOfGovernedEntity	1
legalFormOfIssuer	1
legalFormOfRelatedAct	1
legalFormUsedFor	1
usedLegalForm	1
usesLegalForm	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: legalForm

Generated description

Indicates the specific legal structure or organizational type under which an entity is formally constituted and recognized by law.

Sample triples (25,456)

Subject	Object
Governor of Guam	elected civilian governor via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Secretary-General of the OECD	international civil servant via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
ANZUS	treaty via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Chilean Ministry of Energy	public body ⓘ
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development	executive department ⓘ
BEA surface form: Bureau of Economic Analysis	government agency ⓘ
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970	reorganization plan ⓘ
Lever Act	amended over time via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Open Knowledge Foundation	charity ⓘ
Petition of Right 1628	Act of Parliament via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Gold Certificate	once redeemable in gold coin via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Constitution of Chile	supreme law of Chile via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Decree 1747 of 1940	in force at time of enactment via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Decree 1747 of 1940	unilateral act of the Chilean executive power via predicate surface "legalNature" ⓘ
Charter of the Organization of American States	binding on member states of the Organization of American States via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Environment Agency (England)	non-departmental public body ⓘ
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority	self-regulatory organization under U.S. securities laws via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
United States Naval Vessel Register (stricken after sinking)	official U.S. government record via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
royal charter of Massachusetts Bay	corporate charter ⓘ
Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring)	subsidiary system of Major League Baseball via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
VOC	joint-stock company via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Cultivation System	colonial regulation ⓘ
Autoriteit Financiële Markten	independent administrative body under public law ⓘ
Burgerlijk Wetboek (partly, in the Netherlands) surface form: Burgerlijk Wetboek	in force via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Burgerlijk Wetboek (partly, in the Netherlands) surface form: Burgerlijk Wetboek	statute via predicate surface "hasLegalForm" ⓘ
Japan Federation of Bar Associations	public interest incorporated association ⓘ
Committee on Civil Rights	temporary advisory commission ⓘ
Public Law 77-671	public law via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958	public law ⓘ
Sullivan & Worcester	limited liability partnership ⓘ
Massachusetts Bar	public regulatory body via predicate surface "hasLegalForm" ⓘ
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation	501(c)(3) organization ⓘ
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois	regional transit authority ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1939	amendments to existing statute ⓘ
Federal Theatre Project	federal government project ⓘ
Townshend Acts (tea tax component)	import duty ⓘ
Giles Corey	refused to plead via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
United States Soccer Federation	501(c)(3) non-profit organization via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Taisho era	constitutional monarchy via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
West Berlin	under Four-Power rights and responsibilities via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Norwegian flag	protected national symbol of Norway via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority	municipal corporation ⓘ
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement	binding executive agreement between Canada and the United States via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	federal government corporation ⓘ
Government Printing Office	independent agency of the United States government ⓘ
Code of Federal Regulations	administrative law via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
United States militia forces	part of the reserve military forces of the United States (historically) via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Coat of arms of Bermuda	official emblem of Bermuda via predicate surface "legalStatus" ⓘ
Government of Puerto Rico	commonwealth government ⓘ
Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace)	Dutch foundation ⓘ