Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures
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The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures is a Ministry of Magic body in the Harry Potter universe responsible for judging and authorizing the execution of magical beasts deemed dangerous.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5203940 — 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: Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures Context triple: [Ministry of Magic, subOrganization, Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures]
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A.
Fate of the Animals
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B.
The Pest
The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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C.
Fierce Creatures
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D.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is the raucous student section and fan base known for creating an intense home-field atmosphere at Arizona Stadium, home of the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.
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E.
The Zoo
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- 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: Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures Target entity description: The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures is a Ministry of Magic body in the Harry Potter universe responsible for judging and authorizing the execution of magical beasts deemed dangerous.
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A.
Fate of the Animals
Fate of the Animals is an expressionist painting by German artist Franz Marc, known for its vivid depiction of animals amid a chaotic, apocalyptic landscape.
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B.
The Pest
The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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C.
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 British comedy film, conceived as a spiritual successor to A Fish Called Wanda, featuring John Cleese and other members of that ensemble in a farcical story about a struggling zoo.
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D.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is the raucous student section and fan base known for creating an intense home-field atmosphere at Arizona Stadium, home of the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.
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E.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular nickname for Kalamazoo, Michigan, reflecting the city's lively character and strong local identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ministry of Magic department
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fictional organization ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures – Beast Division ⓘ |
| category | wizarding government body ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| decisionOutcomeExample | Buckbeak’s initial death sentence later overturned ⓘ |
| decisionType | life or death for magical creatures ⓘ |
| fictionalCountry |
United Kingdom (wizarding community)
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linked to:
wizarding community of Great Britain
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| firstAppearance |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (book)
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linked to:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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| governedBy | Ministry of Magic ⓘ |
| handles | cases involving attacks by magical creatures ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | official government committee ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | magical creatures in the wizarding world of Britain ⓘ |
| knownCase | Buckbeak the hippogriff trial ⓘ |
| knownMember | Walden Macnair ⓘ |
| knownMemberRole | Walden Macnair – executioner ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityOver | execution of magical beasts ⓘ |
| legalBasis | wizarding law on dangerous creatures ⓘ |
| medium | novels ⓘ |
| notableAction | sentencing Buckbeak to execution ⓘ |
| partOf | Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | bureaucratic and harsh toward magical creatures ⓘ |
| procedureIncludes |
formal hearing for accused creature
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review of evidence about creature’s danger ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | magical creature regulation ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Wizengamot ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
authorizing execution of dangerous magical creatures
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judging dangerous magical creatures ⓘ |
| setting |
British Ministry of Magic
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linked to:
Ministry of Magic
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| universe |
Harry Potter universe
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linked to:
Wizarding World
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures Description of subject: The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures is a Ministry of Magic body in the Harry Potter universe responsible for judging and authorizing the execution of magical beasts deemed dangerous.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.