HostisHumaniGeneris
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Hostis humani generis is a legal term denoting an enemy of all humankind, traditionally applied to pirates and later to other universally condemned offenders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HostisHumaniGeneris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3901102 — 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: HostisHumaniGeneris Context triple: [Pirates, legalStatus, HostisHumaniGeneris]
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A.
The Cultivation of Hatred
The Cultivation of Hatred is a historical study by Peter Gay that examines the roots and expressions of aggression and hostility in bourgeois society during the 19th century.
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B.
HungerPlan
HungerPlan was a Nazi German policy of deliberate mass starvation during World War II, designed to exploit food resources in the occupied Soviet territories and resulting in the deaths of millions, including large numbers of Soviet prisoners of war.
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C.
Humash
Humash is the Hebrew term for the Five Books of Moses, the foundational text of the Jewish Torah.
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D.
Pro Humanitate
Pro Humanitate is the Latin motto of Wake Forest University, expressing its commitment to serving humanity and promoting the greater good.
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E.
Avidii
The Avidii were an ancient Roman family (gens) to which the 2nd-century usurper emperor Avidius Cassius belonged.
- 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: HostisHumaniGeneris Target entity description: Hostis humani generis is a legal term denoting an enemy of all humankind, traditionally applied to pirates and later to other universally condemned offenders.
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A.
The Cultivation of Hatred
The Cultivation of Hatred is a historical study by Peter Gay that examines the roots and expressions of aggression and hostility in bourgeois society during the 19th century.
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B.
HungerPlan
HungerPlan was a Nazi German policy of deliberate mass starvation during World War II, designed to exploit food resources in the occupied Soviet territories and resulting in the deaths of millions, including large numbers of Soviet prisoners of war.
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C.
Humash
Humash is the Hebrew term for the Five Books of Moses, the foundational text of the Jewish Torah.
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D.
Pro Humanitate
Pro Humanitate is the Latin motto of Wake Forest University, expressing its commitment to serving humanity and promoting the greater good.
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E.
Avidii
The Avidii were an ancient Roman family (gens) to which the 2nd-century usurper emperor Avidius Cassius belonged.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
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legal term ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
international tribunals
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national courts ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
aircraft hijackers
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perpetrators of crimes against humanity ⓘ perpetrators of genocide ⓘ piracy ⓘ pirates ⓘ slave traders ⓘ terrorists in some legal and scholarly writings ⓘ torturers ⓘ war criminals ⓘ |
| category |
Latin legal term
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international criminal law concept ⓘ |
| characteristic |
denotes enemies of all states
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denotes offenders outside protection of any single state ⓘ denotes universally condemned offenders ⓘ |
| domain |
criminal law
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public international law ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin words hostis (enemy), humani (of humans), generis (of the kind) ⓘ |
| function |
justifies prosecution regardless of offender nationality
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justifies prosecution regardless of place of offense ⓘ |
| hasOppositeConcept | protected person under international law ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Roman law concepts of common enemies
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high seas piracy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
liability to be prosecuted by any state
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universal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| moralConnotation | represents extreme moral condemnation ⓘ |
| normType | customary international law concept ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ jus cogens ⓘ universal jurisdiction ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| scope | persons committing certain grave offenses ⓘ |
| translation |
enemy of all humankind
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enemy of all mankind ⓘ |
| usedIn |
admiralty law
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international law ⓘ maritime law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HostisHumaniGeneris Description of subject: Hostis humani generis is a legal term denoting an enemy of all humankind, traditionally applied to pirates and later to other universally condemned offenders.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.