Sexual Offences Act 1956
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The Sexual Offences Act 1956 was a major piece of UK legislation that consolidated and reformed the law on sexual crimes, defining a wide range of sexual offences and their penalties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sexual Offences Act 1956 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23378638 — 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: Sexual Offences Act 1956 Context triple: [Labouchere Amendment, relatedTo, Sexual Offences Act 1956]
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A.
Sexual Offences Act 1967
The Sexual Offences Act 1967 was a landmark UK law that partially decriminalised homosexual acts between consenting adult men in private in England and Wales.
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B.
Obscene Publications Act 1959
The Obscene Publications Act 1959 is a key UK law that redefined and liberalized the legal test for obscenity in literature and other media, famously tested in the Lady Chatterley’s Lover trial.
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C.
Crimes Act 1914
The Crimes Act 1914 is a key piece of Australian federal legislation that establishes core criminal offences and procedures, particularly in relation to Commonwealth interests and law enforcement.
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D.
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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E.
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 was a British statute best known for strengthening laws on sexual offences, including the controversial Section 11 that criminalized male homosexual acts short of sodomy.
- 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: Sexual Offences Act 1956 Target entity description: The Sexual Offences Act 1956 was a major piece of UK legislation that consolidated and reformed the law on sexual crimes, defining a wide range of sexual offences and their penalties.
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A.
Sexual Offences Act 1967
The Sexual Offences Act 1967 was a landmark UK law that partially decriminalised homosexual acts between consenting adult men in private in England and Wales.
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B.
Obscene Publications Act 1959
The Obscene Publications Act 1959 is a key UK law that redefined and liberalized the legal test for obscenity in literature and other media, famously tested in the Lady Chatterley’s Lover trial.
-
C.
Crimes Act 1914
The Crimes Act 1914 is a key piece of Australian federal legislation that establishes core criminal offences and procedures, particularly in relation to Commonwealth interests and law enforcement.
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D.
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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E.
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 was a British statute best known for strengthening laws on sexual offences, including the controversial Section 11 that criminalized male homosexual acts short of sodomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.