United States (territorial jurisdiction)

All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
United States and its territories	3
United States and U.S. territories	2
United States federal jurisdiction	2
United States (future territory)	1
United States (partially and with modifications)	1
United States (territorial jurisdiction) canonical	1
United States (various jurisdictions)	1
United States and its jurisdiction	1
United States and select non-U.S. territories	1
United States as a sovereign	1
United States in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13009005 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States (territorial jurisdiction)
Context triple: [Criminal Division, country, United States (territorial jurisdiction)]

A. United States territories
United States territories are regions under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States that are not part of any state, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
B. United States territorial law
United States territorial law is the body of federal and local legal principles and statutes that govern U.S. territories, defining their political status, rights, and relationship to the federal government.
C. contiguous United States
The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
D. United States (internal district boundary only)
The United States (internal district boundary only) refers to the domestic territorial lines and jurisdictions that define internal political or administrative districts within the country, excluding its external national borders.
E. U.S. states
U.S. states are the 50 constituent political entities that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States, each with its own constitution, laws, and governance structure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States (territorial jurisdiction)
Target entity description: The United States (territorial jurisdiction) refers to the geographic and legal area over which the U.S. federal government and its agencies, including the Criminal Division, have authority to enforce national laws.

A. United States territories
United States territories are regions under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States that are not part of any state, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
B. United States territorial law
United States territorial law is the body of federal and local legal principles and statutes that govern U.S. territories, defining their political status, rights, and relationship to the federal government.
C. contiguous United States
The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
D. United States (internal district boundary only)
The United States (internal district boundary only) refers to the domestic territorial lines and jurisdictions that define internal political or administrative districts within the country, excluding its external national borders.
E. U.S. states
U.S. states are the 50 constituent political entities that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States, each with its own constitution, laws, and governance structure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geopolitical area ⓘ legal concept ⓘ territorial jurisdiction ⓘ
appliesTo	federal agencies acting within U.S. territory ⓘ federal courts sitting within U.S. territory ⓘ
basisFor	geographic reach of federal criminal statutes ⓘ geographic reach of federal regulatory schemes ⓘ
constrainedBy	constitutional limits on federal power ⓘ principles of international law ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	United States (sovereign nation-state) ⓘ linked to: United States of America individual U.S. state jurisdictions ⓘ
enables	enforcement of federal civil laws ⓘ prosecution of federal crimes ⓘ
governedBy	United States Constitution ⓘ federal regulations ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ
hasAspect	geographic scope of federal power ⓘ legal scope of federal power ⓘ
hasAuthorityExercisedBy	Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ linked to: Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice United States Department of Justice ⓘ United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government federal executive branch agencies ⓘ
hasComponent	internal waters under U.S. sovereignty ⓘ land territory under U.S. sovereignty ⓘ territorial sea up to limits recognized by international law ⓘ
hasLegalEffectOn	conduct occurring within U.S. territory ⓘ persons within U.S. territory ⓘ property located within U.S. territory ⓘ
includes	50 U.S. states ⓘ District of Columbia ⓘ U.S. territorial sea ⓘ linked to: United States territorial waters U.S.-flag vessels in certain contexts ⓘ U.S.-registered aircraft in certain contexts ⓘ certain U.S. territories ⓘ federal enclaves ⓘ
recognizedIn	federal case law ⓘ federal statutory definitions of “United States” ⓘ
relatedTo	extraterritorial application of U.S. law ⓘ federal criminal jurisdiction of the Criminal Division ⓘ personal jurisdiction of federal courts ⓘ subject-matter jurisdiction of federal courts ⓘ
scopeClarifiedBy	Supreme Court interpretations of federal power ⓘ federal jurisdictional statutes ⓘ
usedFor	enforcement of federal law ⓘ exercise of federal criminal jurisdiction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited