Light and Law
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Light and Law is the English motto of the University of North Dakota, expressing its commitment to knowledge and justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Light and Law canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3189032 — 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: Light and Law Context triple: [University of North Dakota, mottoEnglish, Light and Law]
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A.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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B.
The Litigators
The Litigators is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a small, struggling law firm drawn into a high-stakes mass tort lawsuit.
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C.
Above the Law
Above the Law is a 1988 American action film, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal in his film debut, known for its blend of martial arts, crime, and political intrigue.
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D.
By the Law
"By the Law" is a 1926 Soviet silent drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov, renowned for its stark psychological portrayal of moral conflict and its innovative use of montage.
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E.
The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a high-powered attorney who abandons his lucrative career to advocate for the homeless after a life-altering encounter.
- 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: Light and Law Target entity description: Light and Law is the English motto of the University of North Dakota, expressing its commitment to knowledge and justice.
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A.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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B.
The Litigators
The Litigators is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a small, struggling law firm drawn into a high-stakes mass tort lawsuit.
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C.
Above the Law
Above the Law is a 1988 American action film, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal in his film debut, known for its blend of martial arts, crime, and political intrigue.
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D.
By the Law
"By the Law" is a 1926 Soviet silent drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov, renowned for its stark psychological portrayal of moral conflict and its innovative use of montage.
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E.
The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a high-powered attorney who abandons his lucrative career to advocate for the homeless after a life-altering encounter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language motto
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university motto ⓘ |
| appliesTo | academic mission of the University of North Dakota ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of North Dakota ⓘ |
| expresses |
commitment to justice
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commitment to knowledge ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mottoOf | University of North Dakota ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
pursuit of learning
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upholding the rule of law ⓘ |
| theme |
justice
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knowledge ⓘ |
| usedBy | University of North Dakota ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Light and Law Description of subject: Light and Law is the English motto of the University of North Dakota, expressing its commitment to knowledge and justice.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.