Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
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The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 was a key UK statute that restructured the House of Lords’ role as the highest court of appeal by creating professional Law Lords to hear appeals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 canonical | 5 |
| Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (historical) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3505386 — 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: Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 Context triple: [Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, legalBasis, Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876]
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A.
High Courts Act 1861
The High Courts Act 1861 was a key piece of British colonial legislation that reorganized the Indian judicial system by creating high courts in major presidencies, laying the foundation for the modern higher judiciary in India.
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B.
Judiciary Act 1903
The Judiciary Act 1903 is an Australian federal statute that structured the nation’s judicial system and defined the jurisdiction and operation of the High Court of Australia.
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C.
Judicial Committee Act 1833
The Judicial Committee Act 1833 is a UK statute that reorganized and formalized the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a central imperial appellate court.
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D.
Judicature Acts
The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.
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E.
Supreme Court of Judicature Act
The Supreme Court of Judicature Act is a key Singaporean statute that establishes the structure, jurisdiction, and powers of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
- 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: Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 Target entity description: The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 was a key UK statute that restructured the House of Lords’ role as the highest court of appeal by creating professional Law Lords to hear appeals.
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A.
High Courts Act 1861
The High Courts Act 1861 was a key piece of British colonial legislation that reorganized the Indian judicial system by creating high courts in major presidencies, laying the foundation for the modern higher judiciary in India.
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B.
Judiciary Act 1903
The Judiciary Act 1903 is an Australian federal statute that structured the nation’s judicial system and defined the jurisdiction and operation of the High Court of Australia.
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C.
Judicial Committee Act 1833
The Judicial Committee Act 1833 is a UK statute that reorganized and formalized the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a central imperial appellate court.
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D.
Judicature Acts
The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.
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E.
Supreme Court of Judicature Act
The Supreme Court of Judicature Act is a key Singaporean statute that establishes the structure, jurisdiction, and powers of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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constitutional statute ⓘ |
| amended | appellate procedures of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil procedure
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ |
| classification | public general Act ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdOffice | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ |
| effect |
established Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
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professionalised the judicial function of the House of Lords ⓘ strengthened the House of Lords as the final court of appeal ⓘ |
| governingBodyForImplementation | House of Lords ⓘ |
| historicalRole | principal statutory basis for the House of Lords as the highest court of appeal in the UK ⓘ |
| influenced |
creation of a professional judiciary in the upper chamber
ⓘ
development of the UK appellate court structure ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | separation between legislative and judicial functions within the House of Lords (in practice) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partly repealed ⓘ |
| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| longTitle | An Act for amending the Law relating to the Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its subject of appellate jurisdiction ⓘ |
| partlySupersededBy | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ |
| providedFor |
appointment of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
ⓘ
salaries of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ tenure of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create professional Law Lords to hear appeals
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to restructure the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| receivedRoyalAssent | 1876 ⓘ |
| regnalYearCitation | 39 & 40 Vict. c. 59 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Lords
ⓘ
Judicature Acts ⓘ Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| requiredQualification |
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary to be persons who had held high judicial office
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
|
| shortTitle | Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
House of Lords
ⓘ
appellate jurisdiction ⓘ judicial system ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| typeOfAppeals |
civil appeals
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criminal appeals (from certain jurisdictions) ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1876 ⓘ |
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Subject: Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 Description of subject: The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 was a key UK statute that restructured the House of Lords’ role as the highest court of appeal by creating professional Law Lords to hear appeals.
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