Code of the District of Columbia

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compilation of laws legal code official publication statutory code

The Code of the District of Columbia is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in Washington, D.C., organized by subject into a comprehensive statutory code.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia Code	24
District of Columbia Official Code	4
D.C. Code	2
D.C. Official Code	2
Code of the District of Columbia canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10625 — 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: Code of the District of Columbia
Context triple: [Council of the District of Columbia, appliesStatutoryLaw, Code of the District of Columbia]

A. District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
B. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 was a U.S. federal law that formally organized the District of Columbia under direct congressional control, removing it from the jurisdiction of Maryland and Virginia and establishing its unique federal status.
C. Council of the District of Columbia
The Council of the District of Columbia is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making local laws and overseeing the government of Washington, D.C.
D. United States Code
The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
E. Los Angeles Municipal Code
The Los Angeles Municipal Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and regulations governing activities, land use, public safety, and conduct within the City of Los Angeles.
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 the District of Columbia
Target entity description: The Code of the District of Columbia is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in Washington, D.C., organized by subject into a comprehensive statutory code.

A. District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
B. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 was a U.S. federal law that formally organized the District of Columbia under direct congressional control, removing it from the jurisdiction of Maryland and Virginia and establishing its unique federal status.
C. Council of the District of Columbia
The Council of the District of Columbia is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making local laws and overseeing the government of Washington, D.C.
D. United States Code
The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
E. Los Angeles Municipal Code
The Los Angeles Municipal Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and regulations governing activities, land use, public safety, and conduct within the City of Los Angeles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	compilation of laws ⓘ legal code ⓘ official publication ⓘ statutory code ⓘ
appliesIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
covers	business regulation in the District of Columbia ⓘ civil procedure in the District of Columbia ⓘ criminal offenses in the District of Columbia ⓘ education law in the District of Columbia ⓘ family law in the District of Columbia ⓘ government organization of the District of Columbia ⓘ property law in the District of Columbia ⓘ public health law in the District of Columbia ⓘ taxation in the District of Columbia ⓘ
governs	civil law in the District of Columbia ⓘ criminal law in the District of Columbia ⓘ local law in the District of Columbia ⓘ municipal regulation in the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	D.C. Code ⓘ linked to: Code of the District of Columbia
hasAlternativeName	D.C. Official Code ⓘ linked to: Code of the District of Columbia District of Columbia Official Code ⓘ linked to: Code of the District of Columbia
hasComponent	chapters ⓘ sections ⓘ titles ⓘ
hasFormat	online edition ⓘ print edition ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ
isCompilationOf	statutes of the District of Columbia ⓘ
isDistinctFrom	District of Columbia Municipal Regulations ⓘ District of Columbia Register ⓘ United States Code ⓘ
isInForceIn	District of Columbia ⓘ
isOfficialCompilationOf	permanent laws of the District of Columbia ⓘ
isPublishedBy	District of Columbia government ⓘ linked to: Government of the District of Columbia
isSubordinateTo	United States Constitution ⓘ federal statutes applicable to the District of Columbia ⓘ
isUpdatedBy	acts of the Council of the District of Columbia ⓘ laws signed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia ⓘ
isUpdatedThrough	session laws of the District of Columbia ⓘ
isUsedBy	District of Columbia Council ⓘ linked to: Council of the District of Columbia District of Columbia executive agencies ⓘ linked to: District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs courts of the District of Columbia ⓘ lawyers practicing in the District of Columbia ⓘ residents of the District of Columbia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	binding law within the District of Columbia ⓘ
organizedBy	subject matter ⓘ
subjectOf	statutory interpretation in District of Columbia courts ⓘ

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