legalSystem

P605
predicate

Indicates the formal framework of laws, rules, and institutions that governs how legal matters are defined, interpreted, and enforced within a society or jurisdiction.

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All labels observed (70)

Label Occurrences
legalSystem canonical 8,911
appliesLegalSystem 1,314
usesLegalSystem 453

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: legalSystem
Generated description
Indicates the formal framework of laws, rules, and institutions that governs how legal matters are defined, interpreted, and enforced within a society or jurisdiction.

Sample triples (12,809)

Subject Object
Dutch Republic Roman-Dutch law ⓘ
Government of Japan civil law system ⓘ
California State Legislature California law ⓘ
Massachusetts colonial legislature English common law ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony English common law ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritan religious law influences ⓘ
Public Law 86-209 common law influenced legal system of the United States ⓘ
United States government common law ⓘ
Supreme Court of the United States common law ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland common law ⓘ
Guam U.S.-based common law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem" ⓘ
Bermuda
linked to: Bermuda (United Kingdom)
common law ⓘ
Marbury v. Madison common law ⓘ
Supremacy Clause United States federal law ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico civil law ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico common law influences ⓘ
Holy See canon law ⓘ
Holy See Vatican civil law ⓘ
International Court of Justice international law ⓘ
Judaism halakha via predicate surface "hasLawSystem" ⓘ
United Kingdom common law ⓘ
Government of Massachusetts common law via predicate surface "appliesLegalSystem" ⓘ
British India common law ⓘ
British West Indies English law ⓘ
Province of Quebec English common law (criminal) ⓘ
Province of Quebec French civil law (private law, after Quebec Act) ⓘ
France civil law ⓘ
U.S. Virgin Islands United States law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem" ⓘ
linked to: United States federal law
American South (19th and early 20th centuries) Black Codes (immediately after the Civil War) via predicate surface "legalRegime" ⓘ
linked to: Reconstruction era
American South (19th and early 20th centuries) Jim Crow laws via predicate surface "legalRegime" ⓘ
American South (19th and early 20th centuries) poll taxes via predicate surface "legalRegime" ⓘ
American South (19th and early 20th centuries) literacy tests for voting via predicate surface "legalRegime" ⓘ
American South (19th and early 20th centuries) grandfather clauses via predicate surface "legalRegime" ⓘ
Salem Village
linked to: Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
English colonial law ⓘ
Dutch East Indies Dutch colonial law ⓘ
Roman-Dutch law civil law via predicate surface "legalFamily" ⓘ
Judiciary of Japan civil law system via predicate surface "legalSystemType" ⓘ
Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan)
linked to: Supreme Court and lower courts
civil law system via predicate surface "legalSystemType" ⓘ
Title 50 of the United States Code United States federal law ⓘ
Chief Justice of the United States common law system of the United States ⓘ
Necessary and Proper Clause United States law ⓘ
linked to: United States federal law
Full Faith and Credit Clause United States law ⓘ
Roman Empire Roman law ⓘ
Egyptian government civil law system ⓘ
Egyptian government influenced by Islamic law ⓘ
Nazi Germany Nazi law ⓘ
Canadian federal government
linked to: Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
common law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem" ⓘ
Canadian federal government
linked to: Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
civil law in Quebec for private law via predicate surface "usesLegalSystem" ⓘ
England common law ⓘ
American Samoa mixed legal system of U.S. law and local customary law ⓘ