legalCitation

P4420
predicate

Indicates that one legal document, case, or authority formally references or cites another as a source of legal support or precedent.

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All labels observed (30)

Label Occurrences
legalCitation canonical 229
citedInCase 46
hasLegalCitation 19

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: legalCitation
Generated description
Indicates that one legal document, case, or authority formally references or cites another as a source of legal support or precedent.

Sample triples (349)

Subject Object
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 118 Stat. 3638 ⓘ
United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 via predicate surface "exampleCitation" ⓘ
New Markets Tax Credit Program Internal Revenue Code Section 45D via predicate surface "statutoryCitation" ⓘ
linked to: Internal Revenue Code
Wheaton Reports United States Reports dual citation system via predicate surface "citationIncorporatedInto" ⓘ
Judiciary Act of 1789 1 Stat. 73 ⓘ
Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem Act No. 127 of 1999 ⓘ
Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR 122.1 via predicate surface "exampleCitation" ⓘ
Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq. ⓘ
National Ambient Air Quality Standards 40 CFR Part 50 via predicate surface "regulatoryCitation" ⓘ
Title II—Federal Bureau of Investigation part of Public Law 108-458 ⓘ
Public Law 103-308 Public Law 103-308 ⓘ
Elements of Crimes case law of the International Criminal Court via predicate surface "isSourceOfLawFor" ⓘ
Brown II 349 U.S. 294 ⓘ
Judiciary Act of 1870 16 Stat. 162 ⓘ
Paramount Decree of 1948 334 U.S. 131 ⓘ
Safe Drinking Water Act 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq. ⓘ
AMLA 2020 Public Law 116-283, Division F ⓘ
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 16 U.S.C. §§ 1361–1423h ⓘ
Public Law 108-458 118 Stat. 3638 ⓘ
Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
linked to: Article II
Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ) via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
linked to: Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007)
Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
linked to: Article II
Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ) via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
linked to: Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015)
Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
linked to: Article II
Prosecutor v. Akayesu (ICTR) via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
linked to: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
linked to: Article II
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
substantial effects doctrine Wickard v. Filburn via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
substantial effects doctrine Gonzales v. Raich via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 28 U.S.C. § 2072 via predicate surface "enablingStatuteCitation" ⓘ
Regulation Z 12 CFR Part 1026 ⓘ
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 104 Stat. 4079 ⓘ
HOME Investment Partnerships Program 42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq. via predicate surface "statutoryCitation" ⓘ
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 Public Law 107-243 ⓘ
DeBoer v. Snyder 772 F.3d 388 via predicate surface "citationSixthCircuit" ⓘ
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (India) ⓘ
linked to: Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
Clean Air Act
linked to: CAA
42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq. ⓘ
New Source Performance Standards 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Da via predicate surface "regulatoryCitationExample" ⓘ
New Source Performance Standards 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOO via predicate surface "regulatoryCitationExample" ⓘ
New Source Performance Standards 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOa via predicate surface "regulatoryCitationExample" ⓘ
NSPS Section 111 of the Clean Air Act ⓘ
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq. ⓘ
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq. ⓘ
Migratory Bird Treaty Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 703–712 ⓘ
Petition Clause United States v. Cruikshank via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
Petition Clause McDonald v. Smith via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
Petition Clause Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
Petition Clause California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
Petition Clause BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB via predicate surface "citedInCase" ⓘ
Gas Act 1948 Gas Act, 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 67) ⓘ
linked to: Gas Act 1948
Title II – Public Accommodations 42 U.S.C. § 2000a et seq. ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1964
linked to: CRA 1964
Pub.L. 88–352 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 88-352
Colorado Department of State v. Baca 140 S. Ct. 2316 (via Chiafalo v. Washington) via predicate surface "supremeCourtCitation" ⓘ
Medical Act 1983 1983 c. 54 ⓘ