Triple
T12372831
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Samuel Williston |
E295045
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Williston on Contracts
Williston on Contracts is a seminal multi-volume legal treatise that systematically analyzes and explains the principles of contract law in the United States.
|
E979077
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Williston on Contracts | Statement: [Samuel Williston, notableWork, Williston on Contracts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williston on Contracts Context triple: [Samuel Williston, notableWork, Williston on Contracts]
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A.
A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts
A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts is a pioneering casebook on contract law by Christopher Columbus Langdell that helped establish the case method of legal education in American law schools.
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B.
Restatement (Second) of Contracts
Restatement (Second) of Contracts is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically summarizes and clarifies U.S. contract law principles for courts, practitioners, and scholars.
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C.
The Theory of Contracts
The Theory of Contracts is a foundational work in contract theory and economics that analyzes how optimal contracts can be designed under conditions of asymmetric information and incentive problems.
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D.
Restatements of the Law
Restatements of the Law are highly influential scholarly syntheses that clarify and organize common law principles in the United States for use by courts, lawyers, and scholars.
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E.
Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws
The Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically sets out modern U.S. choice-of-law principles and rules for resolving disputes involving multiple jurisdictions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Williston on Contracts Triple: [Samuel Williston, notableWork, Williston on Contracts]
Generated description
Williston on Contracts is a seminal multi-volume legal treatise that systematically analyzes and explains the principles of contract law in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williston on Contracts Target entity description: Williston on Contracts is a seminal multi-volume legal treatise that systematically analyzes and explains the principles of contract law in the United States.
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A.
A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts
A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts is a pioneering casebook on contract law by Christopher Columbus Langdell that helped establish the case method of legal education in American law schools.
-
B.
Restatement (Second) of Contracts
Restatement (Second) of Contracts is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically summarizes and clarifies U.S. contract law principles for courts, practitioners, and scholars.
-
C.
The Theory of Contracts
The Theory of Contracts is a foundational work in contract theory and economics that analyzes how optimal contracts can be designed under conditions of asymmetric information and incentive problems.
-
D.
Restatements of the Law
Restatements of the Law are highly influential scholarly syntheses that clarify and organize common law principles in the United States for use by courts, lawyers, and scholars.
-
E.
Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws
The Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically sets out modern U.S. choice-of-law principles and rules for resolving disputes involving multiple jurisdictions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6ab6d8a4081908636601e69ddf262 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93fa7c9ec81908c685612994543e3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f62abfd9c081909803691d3fc4f149 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:48 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f62be4de888190aac94d441748d295 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f62d51ab8081909c6f534051019dca |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.