legalJurisdiction

P6190
predicate

Indicates the legal authority or geographic area whose laws and courts have the power to govern, regulate, or adjudicate matters involving the related entities.

All labels observed (86)

Label Occurrences
territorialJurisdiction 211
legalJurisdiction canonical 162
policeJurisdiction 124

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: legalJurisdiction
Generated description
Indicates the legal authority or geographic area whose laws and courts have the power to govern, regulate, or adjudicate matters involving the related entities.

Sample triples (1,290)

Subject Object
Australian dollar Commonwealth of Australia
linked to: Australia
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) Kerala High Court via predicate surface "highCourtJurisdiction"
Brooklyn NYPD via predicate surface "policeJurisdiction"
Elements of Crimes International Criminal Court via predicate surface "jurisdictionOf"
Diocese of Honduras Republic of Honduras via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
linked to: Honduras
W3C Document License United States law (primary drafting context)
Newfoundland Time Zone province of Newfoundland and Labrador
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System federal via predicate surface "geographicJurisdiction"
William Newsom State of California
Faculty of Law, McGill University
linked to: Faculty of Law
Quebec civil law via predicate surface "jurisdictionalContext"
Faculty of Law, McGill University
linked to: Faculty of Law
Canadian common law via predicate surface "jurisdictionalContext"
Diocese of Colombia entire territory of Colombia via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Midtown Manhattan New York City Police Department via predicate surface "policeJurisdiction"
Anglican Church of Southern Africa dioceses in South Africa via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Anglican Church of Southern Africa dioceses in Namibia via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Anglican Church of Southern Africa dioceses in Lesotho via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Anglican Church of Southern Africa dioceses in Eswatini via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Anglican Church of Southern Africa dioceses in Mozambique via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Anglican Church of Southern Africa diocese of St Helena via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Bridget Bishop Court of Oyer and Terminer, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Davis Supreme Court of the United States via predicate surface "jurisdictionOfCase"
Faculty of Law, University of Zurich
linked to: Faculty of Law
Swiss legal system via predicate surface "jurisdictionFocus"
Faculty of Law, University of Zurich
linked to: Faculty of Law
European Union law via predicate surface "jurisdictionFocus"
Faculty of Law, University of Zurich
linked to: Faculty of Law
international public law via predicate surface "jurisdictionFocus"
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs substantive examination and protection governed by laws of each designated contracting party via predicate surface "relationshipToNationalLaw"
SW Broadway City of Portland via predicate surface "withinJurisdiction"
linked to: Portland
Upper Hunter Shire Upper Hunter Shire Council via predicate surface "jurisdictionOf"
linked to: Upper Hunter Shire
United States Court of International Trade throughout the United States via predicate surface "geographicJurisdiction"
NYSE American United States federal securities law via predicate surface "primaryRegulatoryJurisdiction"
Whitehall Metropolitan Police Service via predicate surface "policeJurisdiction"
County Attorney of McCracken County, Kentucky voters of McCracken County, Kentucky via predicate surface "electionJurisdiction"
George "Machine Gun" Kelly United States federal law
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Republic of Bulgaria via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
linked to: Bulgaria
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Bulgarian Orthodox diaspora via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Georgian Orthodox Church Georgia via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Georgian Orthodox Church Abkhazia via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Georgian Orthodox Church South Ossetia via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Orthodox Church of Alexandria All Africa via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
linked to: Africa
King's Bench Walk England and Wales
Orthodox Church of Cyprus island of Cyprus via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Western European Summer Time European Union directives on summer time via predicate surface "legalBasisRegion"
Orthodox Church of Albania Republic of Albania via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
linked to: Albania
Westwood LAPD West Los Angeles Division via predicate surface "policeJurisdiction"
Pyramid Lake Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation via predicate surface "tribalJurisdiction"
Diocese of Bath and Wells county of Somerset via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Diocese of Bath and Wells unitary authority of North Somerset via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Diocese of Bath and Wells unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
Charles Joseph Bonaparte United States federal government
Government House, Guam Territory of Guam via predicate surface "territorialJurisdiction"
linked to: Guam
Boylston Street, Boston Boston Police Department via predicate surface "policeJurisdiction"