Laws of Time
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The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Law of Time | 1 |
| Laws of Time canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T566134 — 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: Laws of Time Context triple: [Time Lord, law, Laws of Time]
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A.
The Millennial Harbinger
The Millennial Harbinger was a 19th-century American religious periodical associated with the Restoration Movement that promoted Christian unity and biblical primitivism.
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B.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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D.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores time travel, temporal engineering, and the unintended consequences of manipulating history.
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E.
Point Omega
Point Omega is a short, meditative novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of time, war, and consciousness through the encounter between a reclusive war theorist and a young filmmaker in the desert.
- 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: Laws of Time Target entity description: The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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A.
The Millennial Harbinger
The Millennial Harbinger was a 19th-century American religious periodical associated with the Restoration Movement that promoted Christian unity and biblical primitivism.
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B.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
-
C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
-
D.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores time travel, temporal engineering, and the unintended consequences of manipulating history.
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E.
Point Omega
Point Omega is a short, meditative novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of time, war, and consciousness through the encounter between a reclusive war theorist and a young filmmaker in the desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional concept
ⓘ
in-universe law ⓘ temporal regulation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Time Lords
ⓘ
linked to:
Time Lord
Web of Time ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Rassilon
ⓘ
the Doctor ⓘ
linked to:
The Doctor
the Master ⓘ
linked to:
The Master
|
| canBePunishedBy |
erasure from history
ⓘ
exile ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ regeneration limit enforcement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Time Lords
ⓘ
linked to:
Time Lord
|
| enforcedBy |
High Council of Time Lords
ⓘ
linked to:
High Council of the Time Lords
Lord President of Gallifrey ⓘ
linked to:
Lord President of the High Council
Time Lords ⓘ
linked to:
Time Lord
|
| fandomDomain | Doctor Who fandom ⓘ |
| firstMentionedIn |
classic Doctor Who series
ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Who
|
| governs |
Time Lord interactions with events
ⓘ
alteration of fixed points in time ⓘ interference with history ⓘ time travel conduct ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Web of Time
ⓘ
causal integrity ⓘ fixed point in time ⓘ temporal non-interference ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Gallifrey ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
maintenance of temporal stability
ⓘ
preservation of the Web of Time ⓘ prevention of paradoxes ⓘ protection of the timeline ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus |
ancient Time Lord doctrine
ⓘ
foundational temporal law ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableExample |
prohibition on changing fixed points
ⓘ
prohibition on crossing one’s own timeline ⓘ restriction on large-scale temporal interventions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Doctor Who universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Who
|
| relatedTo |
causality
ⓘ
fixed points in time ⓘ non-interference principle ⓘ temporal paradoxes ⓘ |
| sometimesOverriddenDuring | Last Great Time War ⓘ |
| violatedBy |
the Doctor
ⓘ
linked to:
The Doctor
the Master ⓘ
linked to:
The Master
the Time War ⓘ
linked to:
Last Great Time War
|
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Referenced by (2)
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