Civil Code of 1825
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The Civil Code of 1825 was a foundational codification of private law in Louisiana that blended French, Spanish, and local legal traditions into a comprehensive civil law system.
All labels observed (1)
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| Civil Code of 1825 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1919121 — 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: Civil Code of 1825 Context triple: [Louisiana Civil Code, basedOn, Civil Code of 1825]
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A.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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B.
Ottoman Land Code of 1858
The Ottoman Land Code of 1858 was a major 19th-century legal reform that restructured land ownership and registration in the Ottoman Empire, laying the groundwork for many modern property systems in the region.
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C.
Spanish Civil Code
The Spanish Civil Code is the principal body of private law in Spain, codifying rules on persons, family, property, and obligations in a systematic, 19th-century European civil law tradition.
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D.
German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
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E.
Belgian Civil Code
The Belgian Civil Code is the foundational body of private law in Belgium, governing matters such as contracts, property, and family relations, and originally modeled on early 19th-century continental civil law traditions.
- 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: Civil Code of 1825 Target entity description: The Civil Code of 1825 was a foundational codification of private law in Louisiana that blended French, Spanish, and local legal traditions into a comprehensive civil law system.
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A.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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B.
Ottoman Land Code of 1858
The Ottoman Land Code of 1858 was a major 19th-century legal reform that restructured land ownership and registration in the Ottoman Empire, laying the groundwork for many modern property systems in the region.
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C.
Spanish Civil Code
The Spanish Civil Code is the principal body of private law in Spain, codifying rules on persons, family, property, and obligations in a systematic, 19th-century European civil law tradition.
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D.
German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
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E.
Belgian Civil Code
The Belgian Civil Code is the foundational body of private law in Belgium, governing matters such as contracts, property, and family relations, and originally modeled on early 19th-century continental civil law traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil code
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legal codification ⓘ source of law ⓘ |
| aimedAt | legal certainty in private law relations ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Judiciary of Louisiana
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surface form:
State of Louisiana courts
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| appliesTo |
contracts
ⓘ
delicts ⓘ family law ⓘ obligations ⓘ property law ⓘ successions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
French civil law
ⓘ
Spanish civil law ⓘ local Louisiana legal traditions ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bilingual codification
ⓘ
synthesis of multiple legal traditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinctFrom | common law of other U.S. states ⓘ |
| effect |
consolidation of French and Spanish colonial laws in Louisiana
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preservation of civil law in a predominantly common law country ⓘ |
| field | private law ⓘ |
| followedBy | later revisions of the Louisiana Civil Code ⓘ |
| governs | civil procedure only indirectly through substantive rules ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
community property regime
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forced heirship in successions ⓘ good faith in obligations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on modes of acquiring ownership
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provisions on persons ⓘ provisions on things ⓘ |
| influenced | development of mixed civil–common law system in Louisiana ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Napoleonic Code
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surface form:
Code Napoléon
Louisiana Civil Code ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana Civil Code of 1808
|
| inForceIn | 19th-century Louisiana ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Louisiana ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical but foundational for modern Louisiana Civil Code ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Roman law tradition
ⓘ
civilian tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Louisiana Revised Statutes
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana statutory law
|
| purpose | to systematize and codify private law in Louisiana ⓘ |
| regulates | civil relationships between private persons ⓘ |
| replaced |
Civil Code of 1808
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana Civil Code of 1808
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| subjectOf |
comparative law scholarship
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legal history research ⓘ |
| typeOf | codified statute ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Civil Code of 1825 Description of subject: The Civil Code of 1825 was a foundational codification of private law in Louisiana that blended French, Spanish, and local legal traditions into a comprehensive civil law system.
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