Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits
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Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits is a section of the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence that defines when evidence is considered relevant and sets boundaries on its admissibility in court.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article IV Relevance and Its Limits | 2 |
| Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits canonical | 2 |
| Article IV Relevancy and Its Limits | 1 |
| Fed. R. Evid. art. IV | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T570049 — 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: Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits Context triple: [Federal Rules of Evidence, containsArticle, Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits]
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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: Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits Target entity description: Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits is a section of the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence that defines when evidence is considered relevant and sets boundaries on its admissibility in court.
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A.
Book III: Induction and Analogy
Book III: Induction and Analogy is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that examines the logical foundations of inductive reasoning and the use of analogy in probabilistic inference.
-
B.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
-
C.
A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem is a influential methodological book by political scientist Gary King that introduces statistical techniques for inferring individual-level behavior from aggregate data.
-
D.
Rethinking Social Inquiry
Rethinking Social Inquiry is a methodological volume in political science that critiques and extends the quantitative, positivist approach of Designing Social Inquiry by advocating for pluralistic, case-based, and mixed-method research strategies.
-
E.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal rule
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section of the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
United States federal appellate courts when reviewing evidentiary rulings
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United States federal trial courts ⓘ
linked to:
United States district courts
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| appliesTo |
civil cases in federal courts
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criminal cases in federal courts ⓘ evidence offered at trial ⓘ |
| basedOn | principles of probative value and prejudice ⓘ |
| citedAs |
Fed. R. Evid. art. IV
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linked to:
Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits
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| contains |
Rule 401
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Rule 402 ⓘ Rule 403 ⓘ Rule 404 ⓘ Rule 405 ⓘ Rule 406 ⓘ Rule 407 ⓘ Rule 408 ⓘ Rule 409 ⓘ Rule 410 ⓘ Rule 411 ⓘ Rule 412 ⓘ Rule 413 ⓘ Rule 414 ⓘ Rule 415 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| defines | relevant evidence ⓘ |
| governs |
character evidence rules
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compromise and offers to compromise evidence ⓘ habit evidence rules ⓘ liability insurance evidence ⓘ pleas and plea discussions evidence ⓘ sexual assault and child molestation propensity evidence ⓘ subsequent remedial measures evidence ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | binding in United States federal courts ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to balance probative value against dangers such as unfair prejudice
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to define when evidence is relevant ⓘ to limit admission of unfairly prejudicial evidence ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal courts
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linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | evidence law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | guides courts in deciding whether to admit evidence ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federal Rules of Evidence
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linked to:
rules of evidence for the federal courts
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| primaryTopic | relevance of evidence ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| regulates |
admissibility of relevant evidence
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exclusion of relevant evidence ⓘ |
| setsLimitOn | use of relevant evidence in court ⓘ |
| subjectTo | amendment by Congress ⓘ |
| usedBy |
attorneys in federal litigation
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federal judges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits Description of subject: Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits is a section of the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence that defines when evidence is considered relevant and sets boundaries on its admissibility in court.
Referenced by (6)
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subject linked to:
rules of evidence for the federal courts
Article III – Presumptions in Civil Cases
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Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits
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linked to: Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits
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