Civil Code of 1808
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The Civil Code of 1808 was Louisiana’s first comprehensive codification of private law, blending French, Spanish, and Roman legal traditions into a unified civil law system distinct from the common law used in other U.S. states.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Civil Code of 1808 canonical | 1 |
| Louisiana Civil Code of 1808 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1919140 — 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 1808 Context triple: [Louisiana Civil Code, hasEdition, Civil Code of 1808]
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A.
Civil Code of 1825
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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B.
Civil Code of 1870
The Civil Code of 1870 is Louisiana’s foundational codification of private law, governing areas such as property, obligations, and family relations within its civil law system.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Laws of the Indies
The Laws of the Indies were a comprehensive body of legislation issued by the Spanish Crown to regulate the governance, social order, and colonial administration of its territories in the Americas and the Philippines.
- 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 1808 Target entity description: The Civil Code of 1808 was Louisiana’s first comprehensive codification of private law, blending French, Spanish, and Roman legal traditions into a unified civil law system distinct from the common law used in other U.S. states.
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A.
Civil Code of 1825
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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B.
Civil Code of 1870
The Civil Code of 1870 is Louisiana’s foundational codification of private law, governing areas such as property, obligations, and family relations within its civil law system.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Laws of the Indies
The Laws of the Indies were a comprehensive body of legislation issued by the Spanish Crown to regulate the governance, social order, and colonial administration of its territories in the Americas and the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil code
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historical legal document ⓘ legal codification ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil obligations
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family law ⓘ private law ⓘ property law ⓘ successions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
French civil law
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Roman law ⓘ Spanish law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distinctFrom | common law of other U.S. states ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Louisiana Civil Code
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surface form:
Louisiana Civil Code of 1825
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| goal |
provide systematic civil law framework
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unify diverse legal sources in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
blend of French, Spanish, and Roman legal traditions
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distinct from Anglo-American common law ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bilingual publication in Louisiana
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codified obligations and property regimes ⓘ systematic arrangement of civil law rules ⓘ |
| hasType | codified statute ⓘ |
| influenced | later revisions of the Louisiana Civil Code ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Napoleonic Code
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surface form:
Code Napoléon
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| inForceIn | 19th-century Louisiana ⓘ |
| isFirst | first comprehensive codification of private law in Louisiana ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Louisiana ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalDomain | private law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | foundational text of Louisiana civil law tradition ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | continental European civil law ⓘ |
| partOf | Louisiana legal history ⓘ |
| precededBy |
French colonial law in Louisiana
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Spanish colonial law in Louisiana ⓘ |
| region |
Louisiana
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surface form:
State of Louisiana
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| replaced | fragmented colonial-era laws in Louisiana ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contracts and conventional obligations
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inheritance and successions ⓘ marriage and family relations ⓘ ownership and real rights ⓘ rights and obligations of private persons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Civil Code of 1808 Description of subject: The Civil Code of 1808 was Louisiana’s first comprehensive codification of private law, blending French, Spanish, and Roman legal traditions into a unified civil law system distinct from the common law used in other U.S. states.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Louisiana Civil Code of 1808