Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867
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The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 is a colonial-era Indian law that regulates the printing and publication of books and newspapers and mandates their registration with government authorities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17954289 — 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: Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 Context triple: [Registrar of Newspapers for India, legalBasis, Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867]
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A.
National Library Act 1960
The National Library Act 1960 is an Australian federal law that formally established the National Library of Australia and defines its functions, powers, and governance.
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B.
Newspaper and Stamp Duties Act 1819
The Newspaper and Stamp Duties Act 1819 was a British law that increased taxes and restrictions on newspapers and pamphlets as part of the repressive Six Acts aimed at curbing radical political expression after the Peterloo Massacre.
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C.
Pen Register Act
The Pen Register Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates government use of devices that capture dialing, routing, and addressing information from communications without recording their content.
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D.
British Library Act 1972
The British Library Act 1972 is the UK legislation that established the British Library as the national library and set out its governance and functions.
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E.
Coercion Act 1881
The Coercion Act 1881 was a controversial British law imposed in Ireland that allowed for detention without trial and other repressive measures to suppress agrarian unrest during the Land War.
- 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: Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 Target entity description: The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 is a colonial-era Indian law that regulates the printing and publication of books and newspapers and mandates their registration with government authorities.
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A.
National Library Act 1960
The National Library Act 1960 is an Australian federal law that formally established the National Library of Australia and defines its functions, powers, and governance.
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B.
Newspaper and Stamp Duties Act 1819
The Newspaper and Stamp Duties Act 1819 was a British law that increased taxes and restrictions on newspapers and pamphlets as part of the repressive Six Acts aimed at curbing radical political expression after the Peterloo Massacre.
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C.
Pen Register Act
The Pen Register Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates government use of devices that capture dialing, routing, and addressing information from communications without recording their content.
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D.
British Library Act 1972
The British Library Act 1972 is the UK legislation that established the British Library as the national library and set out its governance and functions.
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E.
Coercion Act 1881
The Coercion Act 1881 was a controversial British law imposed in Ireland that allowed for detention without trial and other repressive measures to suppress agrarian unrest during the Land War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.