Triple
T13386187
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Woburn toxic waste contamination cases |
E319450
|
entity |
| Predicate | chronicledIn |
P41120
|
FINISHED |
| Object | A Civil Action (book) |
E170567
|
NE FINISHED |
Named-entity recognition
Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.
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: A Civil Action (book) | Statement: [Woburn toxic waste contamination cases, chronicledIn, A Civil Action (book)]
Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)
The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Civil Action (book) Context triple: [Woburn toxic waste contamination cases, chronicledIn, A Civil Action (book)]
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A.
A Civil Action
chosen
A Civil Action is a 1995 non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr, later adapted into a film, that chronicles a landmark environmental pollution lawsuit in Woburn, Massachusetts.
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B.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal thriller film based on John Grisham’s novel, following a law student and a journalist who uncover a deadly conspiracy surrounding the assassination of two Supreme Court justices.
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C.
The Riverkeepers
The Riverkeepers is a book co-authored by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and John Cronin that chronicles their legal and environmental battles to protect the Hudson River and advocates for grassroots waterway conservation.
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D.
Gideon's Trumpet (book)
Gideon's Trumpet is a nonfiction book by Anthony Lewis that recounts the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, which established the right to counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
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E.
The Firm
The Firm is a bestselling legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a young lawyer who discovers his prestigious new law firm is deeply entangled in organized crime.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
| Stage | Batch ID | Job type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| creating | batch_69d806b886bc8190b676e7768b8e01c5 |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69dadce96d1881909957fdd068a7f55d |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69f7268f9a908190843481dd313f5a11 |
ned_source_triple | completed |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:34 p.m.