Marriage Act 1949
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The Marriage Act 1949 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out the legal framework and formal requirements for the solemnization and registration of marriages in England and Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marriage Act 1949 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15341702 — 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: Marriage Act 1949 Context triple: [Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, amends, Marriage Act 1949]
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A.
Marriage (Scotland) Act 1939
The Marriage (Scotland) Act 1939 is a UK statute that reformed Scottish marriage law, notably curbing the tradition of irregular or “runaway” marriages that had made places like Gretna Green famous.
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B.
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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C.
Marriage Act 1753
Marriage Act 1753 was a landmark British law that standardized and restricted the formalities of marriage in England and Wales, helping to curb clandestine and irregular unions.
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D.
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is a key piece of UK legislation that governs divorce, financial provision, and related matrimonial proceedings in England and Wales.
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E.
Royal Marriages Act 1772
The Royal Marriages Act 1772 was a British law that required descendants of King George II to obtain the monarch’s consent before marrying, significantly restricting the marriage choices of the royal family for over two centuries.
- 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: Marriage Act 1949 Target entity description: The Marriage Act 1949 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out the legal framework and formal requirements for the solemnization and registration of marriages in England and Wales.
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A.
Marriage (Scotland) Act 1939
The Marriage (Scotland) Act 1939 is a UK statute that reformed Scottish marriage law, notably curbing the tradition of irregular or “runaway” marriages that had made places like Gretna Green famous.
-
B.
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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C.
Marriage Act 1753
Marriage Act 1753 was a landmark British law that standardized and restricted the formalities of marriage in England and Wales, helping to curb clandestine and irregular unions.
-
D.
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is a key piece of UK legislation that governs divorce, financial provision, and related matrimonial proceedings in England and Wales.
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E.
Royal Marriages Act 1772
The Royal Marriages Act 1772 was a British law that required descendants of King George II to obtain the monarch’s consent before marrying, significantly restricting the marriage choices of the royal family for over two centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.