Ordinances of Justice
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The Ordinances of Justice were a set of late 13th-century Florentine constitutional laws that restructured the republic’s government to empower guilds and commoners while curbing the influence of the nobility.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ordinances of Justice canonical | 2 |
| 1293 Ordinances of Justice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10675729 — 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: Ordinances of Justice Context triple: [Gonfaloniere of Justice, createdBy, Ordinances of Justice]
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A.
De iustitia et iure
De iustitia et iure is a seminal Scholastic treatise on justice, law, and moral theology associated with the School of Salamanca, influential in the development of early modern legal and ethical thought.
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B.
Of Judicature
"Of Judicature" is one of Francis Bacon’s essays, reflecting on the principles and conduct of judges and the administration of justice.
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C.
The Council of Justice
The Council of Justice is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace featuring a secretive vigilante organization and intricate plots of justice and retribution.
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D.
Scales of Justice
Scales of Justice is a legal drama work by Michael Jenkins that explores the complexities and moral ambiguities within the justice system.
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E.
Contemplation of Justice
Contemplation of Justice is a prominent allegorical marble statue symbolizing justice that stands at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
- 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: Ordinances of Justice Target entity description: The Ordinances of Justice were a set of late 13th-century Florentine constitutional laws that restructured the republic’s government to empower guilds and commoners while curbing the influence of the nobility.
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A.
De iustitia et iure
De iustitia et iure is a seminal Scholastic treatise on justice, law, and moral theology associated with the School of Salamanca, influential in the development of early modern legal and ethical thought.
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B.
Of Judicature
"Of Judicature" is one of Francis Bacon’s essays, reflecting on the principles and conduct of judges and the administration of justice.
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C.
The Council of Justice
The Council of Justice is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace featuring a secretive vigilante organization and intricate plots of justice and retribution.
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D.
Scales of Justice
Scales of Justice is a legal drama work by Michael Jenkins that explores the complexities and moral ambiguities within the justice system.
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E.
Contemplation of Justice
Contemplation of Justice is a prominent allegorical marble statue symbolizing justice that stands at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional law
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historical document ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Florentine guild members
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Florentine nobles ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Florence ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
14th century Florence
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late 13th century ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| effect |
consolidation of a guild-based republic
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exclusion of many nobles from public office ⓘ increased political power of major guilds ⓘ increased political power of minor guilds ⓘ |
| follows | Florentine communal statutes ⓘ |
| genre | statutory law collection ⓘ |
| hasPart |
oath requirements for officeholders
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penalties for acts of private violence ⓘ provisions defining magnates (nobles) as a legal category ⓘ provisions imposing political disabilities on magnates ⓘ requirements of guild membership for office ⓘ rules on eligibility for the office of gonfaloniere of justice ⓘ rules on selection of priors (members of the Signoria) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | 1293 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance political thought on republican government
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later Florentine statutes ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory law ⓘ |
| location | Florence ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civic government
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constitutional reform ⓘ guilds ⓘ nobility ⓘ political rights ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Florence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to curb the political influence of the nobility
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to empower guilds and commoners ⓘ to restructure the government of the Florentine Republic ⓘ to stabilize republican institutions ⓘ |
| regulates |
civic responsibilities of guild members
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eligibility for public office ⓘ participation in Florentine political institutions ⓘ penalties for noble violence ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Florentine constitutional crisis of the late 13th century ⓘ |
| significantImpact |
development of Florentine republicanism
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limitation of aristocratic power in Italian city-states ⓘ rise of a guild-based political elite in Florence ⓘ |
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Subject: Ordinances of Justice Description of subject: The Ordinances of Justice were a set of late 13th-century Florentine constitutional laws that restructured the republic’s government to empower guilds and commoners while curbing the influence of the nobility.
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linked to: Ordinances of Justice