Public Security Preservation Law
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The Public Security Preservation Law was a repressive Japanese statute enacted in the 1920s to suppress political dissent, especially socialist and communist movements, by criminalizing activities deemed threatening to the imperial state.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subversive Activities Prevention Act | 2 |
| Public Security Preservation Law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1174070 — 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: Public Security Preservation Law Context triple: [Peace Preservation Law of 1925, alsoKnownAs, Public Security Preservation Law]
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A.
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, commonly known as Arizona SB 1070, is a controversial 2010 Arizona immigration law that empowered state and local police to enforce federal immigration rules and sparked major legal and political battles over immigration enforcement and civil rights.
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Smith Act
The Smith Act is a 1940 U.S. federal law that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government and was widely used during the early Cold War to prosecute suspected communists.
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C.
Resort Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego
Resort Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego was the Polish name used for the communist-era security ministry apparatus responsible for internal security and political repression in postwar Poland.
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D.
PROTECT Act
The PROTECT Act is a U.S. federal law aimed primarily at strengthening protections for children against sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction, including tougher penalties for related offenses.
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E.
Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
- 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: Public Security Preservation Law Target entity description: The Public Security Preservation Law was a repressive Japanese statute enacted in the 1920s to suppress political dissent, especially socialist and communist movements, by criminalizing activities deemed threatening to the imperial state.
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A.
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, commonly known as Arizona SB 1070, is a controversial 2010 Arizona immigration law that empowered state and local police to enforce federal immigration rules and sparked major legal and political battles over immigration enforcement and civil rights.
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B.
Smith Act
The Smith Act is a 1940 U.S. federal law that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government and was widely used during the early Cold War to prosecute suspected communists.
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C.
Resort Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego
Resort Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego was the Polish name used for the communist-era security ministry apparatus responsible for internal security and political repression in postwar Poland.
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D.
PROTECT Act
The PROTECT Act is a U.S. federal law aimed primarily at strengthening protections for children against sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction, including tougher penalties for related offenses.
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E.
Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese law
ⓘ
repressive law ⓘ security legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
communist movements
ⓘ
labor movements ⓘ socialist movements ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chian Iji Hō ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
authoritarian
ⓘ
repressive ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| criminalized |
activities deemed threatening to the imperial state
ⓘ
attempts to alter the kokutai ⓘ organizing associations with socialist or communist objectives ⓘ |
| effect |
restriction of freedom of association
ⓘ
restriction of freedom of speech ⓘ suppression of political parties on the left ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Imperial Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Diet of Japan
|
| enactedInDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Special Higher Police
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokkō (Special Higher Police)
|
| expandedInYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| expansionEffect |
introduced death penalty for certain political crimes
ⓘ
strengthened penalties for subversive activities ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
forced ideological conversion (tenkō) of activists
ⓘ
imprisonment of political dissidents ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
interwar period
ⓘ
prewar Japan ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
defense of kokutai
ⓘ
preservation of the imperial institution ⓘ |
| influencedBy | fear of domestic radicalism ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalCategory |
anti-communist legislation
ⓘ
public security law ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Japanese colonial empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Empire
|
| politicalContext |
Taisho era
ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō democracy period
fear of Bolshevism after Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| purpose |
protection of the imperial state
ⓘ
suppression of political dissent ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Peace Preservation Law (Japan) ⓘ |
| repealedBy |
Allied military governments
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation authorities
|
| repealedInYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| repealedUnder | Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ⓘ |
| signedBy | Emperor Taishō ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies on Japanese political repression ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Japanese Communist Party
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surface form:
Japan Communist Party
labor organizers ⓘ left-wing intellectuals ⓘ |
| usedBy | Special Higher Police ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Security Preservation Law Description of subject: The Public Security Preservation Law was a repressive Japanese statute enacted in the 1920s to suppress political dissent, especially socialist and communist movements, by criminalizing activities deemed threatening to the imperial state.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Subversive Activities Prevention Act
subject surface form:
Public Security Intelligence Agency
this entity surface form:
Subversive Activities Prevention Act