Jones Law (1929)
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Jones Law (1929) was a U.S. federal statute that significantly increased penalties for violating Prohibition, including harsher fines and longer prison sentences for alcohol-related offenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jones Law (1929) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1240216 — 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: Jones Law (1929) Context triple: [Prohibition era in the United States, relatedLegislation, Jones Law (1929)]
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A.
Landrum–Griffin Act
The Landrum–Griffin Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1959 that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their officials’ relationships with employers to protect union members’ rights and prevent corruption.
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B.
Hat Law of 1925
The Hat Law of 1925 was a key Turkish reform decree that mandated Western-style hats in place of the traditional fez as part of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s broader modernization and secularization efforts.
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C.
Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924
The Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924 was a state law enforcing racial segregation and prohibiting interracial marriage by rigidly defining racial categories, later invalidated as unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia.
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D.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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E.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
- 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: Jones Law (1929) Target entity description: Jones Law (1929) was a U.S. federal statute that significantly increased penalties for violating Prohibition, including harsher fines and longer prison sentences for alcohol-related offenses.
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A.
Landrum–Griffin Act
The Landrum–Griffin Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1959 that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their officials’ relationships with employers to protect union members’ rights and prevent corruption.
-
B.
Hat Law of 1925
The Hat Law of 1925 was a key Turkish reform decree that mandated Western-style hats in place of the traditional fez as part of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s broader modernization and secularization efforts.
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C.
Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924
The Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924 was a state law enforcing racial segregation and prohibiting interracial marriage by rigidly defining racial categories, later invalidated as unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia.
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D.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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E.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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criminal law statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
alcohol-related offenses
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violations of Prohibition ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| effect |
harsher fines for alcohol-related offenses
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increased penalties for violating Prohibition ⓘ longer prison sentences for alcohol-related offenses ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1929 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the severity of Prohibition-era criminal sanctions
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illustrates escalating federal efforts to enforce Prohibition ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| legalArea |
Prohibition enforcement
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criminal penalties ⓘ |
| legalContext | National Prohibition Act enforcement ⓘ |
| penaltyCharacteristic |
increased maximum fines
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increased maximum sentences ⓘ |
| penaltyType |
fines
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imprisonment ⓘ |
| purpose |
to deter illegal alcohol production and distribution
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to strengthen enforcement of Prohibition laws ⓘ |
| regulates |
illegal manufacture of alcoholic beverages
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illegal possession of alcoholic beverages ⓘ illegal sale of alcoholic beverages ⓘ illegal transportation of alcoholic beverages ⓘ |
| targets |
bootlegging activities
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illegal liquor traffic ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Prohibition era in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jones Law (1929) Description of subject: Jones Law (1929) was a U.S. federal statute that significantly increased penalties for violating Prohibition, including harsher fines and longer prison sentences for alcohol-related offenses.
Referenced by (1)
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