Law & Order (1978 TV series)
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Law & Order (1978 TV series) is a British television drama created by Tony Garnett that offered a gritty, controversial look at the criminal justice system from multiple perspectives.
All labels observed (1)
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| Law & Order (1978 TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21463185 — 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)
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Target entity: Law & Order (1978 TV series) Context triple: [Tony Garnett, notableWork, Law & Order (1978 TV series)]
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NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is a critically acclaimed American television police drama series that aired from 1993 to 2005, known for its gritty realism and boundary-pushing portrayal of New York City detectives.
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B.
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.
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C.
Law & Order: LA
Law & Order: LA is a crime drama television series set in Los Angeles that serves as a West Coast spin-off of the long-running Law & Order franchise.
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D.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a long-running American crime drama television series that follows a specialized NYPD unit investigating sexually based offenses and other sensitive crimes.
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E.
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is an American legal drama television series that follows the personal and professional lives of attorneys at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.
- 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: Law & Order (1978 TV series) Target entity description: Law & Order (1978 TV series) is a British television drama created by Tony Garnett that offered a gritty, controversial look at the criminal justice system from multiple perspectives.
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A.
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is a critically acclaimed American television police drama series that aired from 1993 to 2005, known for its gritty realism and boundary-pushing portrayal of New York City detectives.
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B.
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.
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C.
Law & Order: LA
Law & Order: LA is a crime drama television series set in Los Angeles that serves as a West Coast spin-off of the long-running Law & Order franchise.
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D.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a long-running American crime drama television series that follows a specialized NYPD unit investigating sexually based offenses and other sensitive crimes.
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E.
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is an American legal drama television series that follows the personal and professional lives of attorneys at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.