William Paston (judge)
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William Paston was a 15th-century English judge and landowner whose legal career and acquisitions helped establish the wealth and prominence of the Paston family.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Paston (judge) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18512228 — 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: William Paston (judge) Context triple: [Paston family, member, William Paston (judge)]
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A.
William Jessop (judge)
William Jessop was an English judge and politician who served in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, notably sitting in the House of Commons and holding various legal offices.
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B.
William Field (judge)
William Field was a 19th-century British judge who served as a Justice of the High Court of Justice in England.
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C.
Lord Woolf
Lord Woolf is a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is noted for major reforms to the civil justice system.
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D.
Sir Gary Hickinbottom (judge)
Sir Gary Hickinbottom is a British judge who has served as a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
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E.
Sir Christopher Holland (judge)
Sir Christopher Holland is a British jurist who served as a High Court judge of the Queen’s Bench Division.
- 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: William Paston (judge) Target entity description: William Paston was a 15th-century English judge and landowner whose legal career and acquisitions helped establish the wealth and prominence of the Paston family.
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A.
William Jessop (judge)
William Jessop was an English judge and politician who served in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, notably sitting in the House of Commons and holding various legal offices.
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B.
William Field (judge)
William Field was a 19th-century British judge who served as a Justice of the High Court of Justice in England.
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C.
Lord Woolf
Lord Woolf is a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is noted for major reforms to the civil justice system.
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D.
Sir Gary Hickinbottom (judge)
Sir Gary Hickinbottom is a British judge who has served as a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
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E.
Sir Christopher Holland (judge)
Sir Christopher Holland is a British jurist who served as a High Court judge of the Queen’s Bench Division.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.