Promissory Oaths Act 1871
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The Promissory Oaths Act 1871 is a UK statute that standardised and regulated the form and administration of official oaths, including those sworn by public officeholders and Crown servants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Promissory Oaths Act 1871 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11018556 — 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: Promissory Oaths Act 1871 Context triple: [Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom), legalBasis, Promissory Oaths Act 1871]
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A.
Promissory Oaths Act 1868
The Promissory Oaths Act 1868 is a UK statute that standardized and regulated the oaths of allegiance and office required of holders of public and governmental positions.
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B.
Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856 was a landmark colonial-era Indian law that legally permitted Hindu widows to remarry, challenging orthodox social norms and advancing women’s rights.
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C.
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act
The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act was a key apartheid-era South African law that outlawed marriages between people classified as belonging to different racial groups.
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D.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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E.
Coercion Act 1881
The Coercion Act 1881 was a controversial British law imposed in Ireland that allowed for detention without trial and other repressive measures to suppress agrarian unrest during the Land War.
- 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: Promissory Oaths Act 1871 Target entity description: The Promissory Oaths Act 1871 is a UK statute that standardised and regulated the form and administration of official oaths, including those sworn by public officeholders and Crown servants.
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A.
Promissory Oaths Act 1868
The Promissory Oaths Act 1868 is a UK statute that standardized and regulated the oaths of allegiance and office required of holders of public and governmental positions.
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B.
Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856 was a landmark colonial-era Indian law that legally permitted Hindu widows to remarry, challenging orthodox social norms and advancing women’s rights.
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C.
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act
The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act was a key apartheid-era South African law that outlawed marriages between people classified as belonging to different racial groups.
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D.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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E.
Coercion Act 1881
The Coercion Act 1881 was a controversial British law imposed in Ireland that allowed for detention without trial and other repressive measures to suppress agrarian unrest during the Land War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| affects |
Crown servants in the United Kingdom
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holders of public office in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England and Wales
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Ireland (as part of the United Kingdom in 1871) ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| bindingOn | public officials required to swear oaths ⓘ |
| classification | 19th-century United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enables | taking of standardised official oaths ⓘ |
| governs | form of declarations made on entering public office ⓘ |
| hasForm | written statute ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom constitutional framework ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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public law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law legal system of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prescribe forms of oaths for persons in public offices
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to regulate the administration of official oaths ⓘ to standardise the form of official oaths ⓘ |
| regulates |
administration of promissory oaths
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form of promissory oaths ⓘ oaths taken by Crown servants ⓘ oaths taken by public officeholders ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Crown service
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oath of allegiance ⓘ oath of office ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Promissory Oaths Act 1871 ⓘ |
| status | primary legislation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Crown servants
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oaths of office ⓘ official oaths ⓘ promissory oaths ⓘ public officeholders ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | procedural ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Promissory Oaths Act 1871 Description of subject: The Promissory Oaths Act 1871 is a UK statute that standardised and regulated the form and administration of official oaths, including those sworn by public officeholders and Crown servants.
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