Code of West Virginia

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official publication statutory code

The Code of West Virginia is the official compilation of the state's statutory laws enacted by the West Virginia Legislature.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
West Virginia Code	8
Code of West Virginia canonical	1
W. Va. Code	1
West Virginia state law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5487381 — 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.

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Target entity: Code of West Virginia
Context triple: [Seal of West Virginia, governingLaw, Code of West Virginia]

A. Constitution of West Virginia
The Constitution of West Virginia is the fundamental governing document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of West Virginia and guarantees rights to its citizens.
B. West Virginia Legislature
The West Virginia Legislature is the bicameral state lawmaking body of West Virginia, responsible for enacting state laws, budgets, and policies.
C. Code of Virginia
The Code of Virginia is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly that govern the Commonwealth and its courts.
D. Code of Alabama
The Code of Alabama is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving as the primary legal framework for state and local governance.
E. Revised Code of Washington
The Revised Code of Washington is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in the U.S. state of Washington, organized by subject into titles, chapters, and sections.
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: Code of West Virginia
Target entity description: The Code of West Virginia is the official compilation of the state's statutory laws enacted by the West Virginia Legislature.

A. Constitution of West Virginia
The Constitution of West Virginia is the fundamental governing document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of West Virginia and guarantees rights to its citizens.
B. West Virginia Legislature
The West Virginia Legislature is the bicameral state lawmaking body of West Virginia, responsible for enacting state laws, budgets, and policies.
C. Code of Virginia
The Code of Virginia is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly that govern the Commonwealth and its courts.
D. Code of Alabama
The Code of Alabama is the official compilation of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving as the primary legal framework for state and local governance.
E. Revised Code of Washington
The Revised Code of Washington is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in the U.S. state of Washington, organized by subject into titles, chapters, and sections.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official publication ⓘ statutory code ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of West Virginia ⓘ linked to: West Virginia
authorityDerivedFrom	West Virginia Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of West Virginia
basedOn	bills enacted by the West Virginia Legislature ⓘ
contains	general and permanent laws of West Virginia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
hasPart	articles ⓘ chapters ⓘ sections ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalCitationForm	W. Va. Code ⓘ linked to: Code of West Virginia
legalStatus	binding statutory law in West Virginia ⓘ
legislativeBody	West Virginia Legislature ⓘ
medium	online ⓘ print ⓘ
partOf	West Virginia legal system ⓘ
publisher	State of West Virginia ⓘ linked to: West Virginia
regulates	local governments in West Virginia ⓘ private conduct within West Virginia ⓘ state government of West Virginia ⓘ linked to: Government of West Virginia
subjectMatter	administrative law of West Virginia ⓘ civil law of West Virginia ⓘ criminal law of West Virginia ⓘ procedural law of West Virginia ⓘ
updatedBy	session laws of the West Virginia Legislature ⓘ
updateFrequency	periodically ⓘ
usedBy	citizens of West Virginia ⓘ courts of West Virginia ⓘ lawyers in West Virginia ⓘ state agencies of West Virginia ⓘ

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