Custom of Paris
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The Custom of Paris was a comprehensive body of French customary law that governed civil affairs such as property, inheritance, and family relations, and served as the foundational legal code in New France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Custom of Paris canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1764449 — 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: Custom of Paris Context triple: [New France, legalSystem, Custom of Paris]
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A.
Le Ventre de Paris
Le Ventre de Paris is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that vividly portrays life around Paris’s central market, Les Halles, while exploring themes of social conflict, hunger, and abundance.
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B.
Mazarinettes
The Mazarinettes were the fashionable and politically influential nieces of Cardinal Mazarin who became prominent figures at the 17th-century French court.
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C.
City of Light
City of Light is a famous nickname for Paris, highlighting its historic role as a center of art, culture, and enlightenment.
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D.
City of Light
City of Light is the nickname of Eindhoven, a Dutch city renowned for its historic association with Philips and its innovative lighting and technology industries.
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E.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- 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: Custom of Paris Target entity description: The Custom of Paris was a comprehensive body of French customary law that governed civil affairs such as property, inheritance, and family relations, and served as the foundational legal code in New France.
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A.
Le Ventre de Paris
Le Ventre de Paris is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that vividly portrays life around Paris’s central market, Les Halles, while exploring themes of social conflict, hunger, and abundance.
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B.
Mazarinettes
The Mazarinettes were the fashionable and politically influential nieces of Cardinal Mazarin who became prominent figures at the 17th-century French court.
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C.
City of Light
City of Light is a famous nickname for Paris, highlighting its historic role as a center of art, culture, and enlightenment.
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D.
City of Light
City of Light is the nickname of Eindhoven, a Dutch city renowned for its historic association with Philips and its innovative lighting and technology industries.
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E.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customary law
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ source of law ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Canada (New France)
ⓘ
linked to:
New France
French colonial empire ⓘ Louisiana (New France) ⓘ
linked to:
Louisiana Territory
New France ⓘ Paris ⓘ Quebec (colony) ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Quebec
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| appliedTo |
civil affairs
ⓘ
disputes over land and property ⓘ marriage and family relations ⓘ private law relations ⓘ succession to estates ⓘ |
| basedOn | French customary law ⓘ |
| codification | written redaction of Parisian customary law ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governedDomain |
contracts
ⓘ
family law ⓘ guardianship ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ matrimonial property ⓘ obligations ⓘ property law ⓘ succession ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rules on community of property between spouses
ⓘ
rules on dower ⓘ rules on feudal tenure ⓘ rules on guardianship of minors ⓘ rules on inheritance shares ⓘ rules on obligations and contracts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Louisiana civil law tradition
ⓘ
Quebec civil law tradition ⓘ civil law in French colonies in North America ⓘ |
| inForceIn |
Ancien Régime France
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancien Régime
Ancien Régime Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
New France
New France until British conquest ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | comprehensive body of customary law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | European continental law ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Île-de-France
ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| replacedBy |
Civil Code of Lower Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec Civil Code
French Civil Code ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleonic Code
|
| role | foundational legal code in New France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Custom of Paris Description of subject: The Custom of Paris was a comprehensive body of French customary law that governed civil affairs such as property, inheritance, and family relations, and served as the foundational legal code in New France.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.