court-martial of Data’s legal status hearing
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The court-martial of Data’s legal status hearing is a landmark Starfleet legal proceeding in Star Trek: The Next Generation that examines whether the android officer Data is a sentient being with rights or Starfleet property.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20391614 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: court-martial of Data’s legal status hearing Context triple: [Judge Advocate General (Starfleet JAG), notableCase, court-martial of Data’s legal status hearing]
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A.
Court Martial
Court Martial is a 1960s British-American television drama series centered on military legal proceedings during World War II.
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B.
court-martial at Fort Meade
The court-martial at Fort Meade was the high-profile U.S. military trial in which whistleblower Chelsea Manning was prosecuted for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
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C.
court-martial of Thomas Mathews
The court-martial of Thomas Mathews was a high-profile Royal Navy trial in which Admiral Mathews was judged for his controversial conduct and perceived failures during the Battle of Toulon in 1744.
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D.
district court-martial
A district court-martial is a mid-level military court in the armed forces that tries service personnel for a range of offences under military law, with powers and procedures defined by statutes such as the Army Act, 1950.
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E.
court-martial of Jacob H. Smith
The court-martial of Jacob H. Smith was a U.S. military trial in 1902 that prosecuted General Smith for his brutal conduct during the Philippine–American War, leading to his forced retirement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: court-martial of Data’s legal status hearing Target entity description: The court-martial of Data’s legal status hearing is a landmark Starfleet legal proceeding in Star Trek: The Next Generation that examines whether the android officer Data is a sentient being with rights or Starfleet property.
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A.
Court Martial
Court Martial is a 1960s British-American television drama series centered on military legal proceedings during World War II.
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B.
court-martial at Fort Meade
The court-martial at Fort Meade was the high-profile U.S. military trial in which whistleblower Chelsea Manning was prosecuted for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
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C.
court-martial of Thomas Mathews
The court-martial of Thomas Mathews was a high-profile Royal Navy trial in which Admiral Mathews was judged for his controversial conduct and perceived failures during the Battle of Toulon in 1744.
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D.
district court-martial
A district court-martial is a mid-level military court in the armed forces that tries service personnel for a range of offences under military law, with powers and procedures defined by statutes such as the Army Act, 1950.
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E.
court-martial of Jacob H. Smith
The court-martial of Jacob H. Smith was a U.S. military trial in 1902 that prosecuted General Smith for his brutal conduct during the Philippine–American War, leading to his forced retirement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Judge Advocate General (Starfleet JAG)
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notableCase
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court-martial of Data’s legal status hearing
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