The Street Lawyer
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The Street Lawyer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a high-powered attorney who abandons his lucrative career to advocate for the homeless after a life-altering encounter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Street Lawyer canonical | 3 |
| The Street Lawyer (television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2188809 — 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: The Street Lawyer Context triple: [John Grisham, notableWork, The Street Lawyer]
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A.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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B.
Provedor de Justiça
Provedor de Justiça is Portugal’s independent ombudsman institution responsible for defending citizens’ rights and ensuring public authorities comply with the law and principles of justice.
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C.
The Court
"The Court" is a politically charged art-rock song by Peter Gabriel that reflects on themes of justice, accountability, and societal judgment.
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D.
The Street
The Street is a British television drama series known for its gritty, character-driven stories set in a working-class neighborhood.
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E.
The Firm
The Firm was a 1990s American hip hop supergroup best known for its members Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature and their collaborative album "The Album."
- 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: The Street Lawyer Target entity description: The Street Lawyer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a high-powered attorney who abandons his lucrative career to advocate for the homeless after a life-altering encounter.
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A.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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B.
Provedor de Justiça
Provedor de Justiça is Portugal’s independent ombudsman institution responsible for defending citizens’ rights and ensuring public authorities comply with the law and principles of justice.
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C.
The Court
"The Court" is a politically charged art-rock song by Peter Gabriel that reflects on themes of justice, accountability, and societal judgment.
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D.
The Street
The Street is a British television drama series known for its gritty, character-driven stories set in a working-class neighborhood.
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E.
The Firm
The Firm was a 1990s American hip hop supergroup best known for its members Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature and their collaborative album "The Album."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal thriller
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novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Steven Schachter ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | TNT ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| adaptationStar |
Josh Lucas
ⓘ
Mario Van Peebles ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television film ⓘ |
| author | John Grisham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | The Testament ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Street Lawyer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Street Lawyer (television film)
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| hasCharacter |
Brackman
ⓘ
Megan Brock ⓘ Michael Brock ⓘ Mordecai Green ⓘ Ruby ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-385-48494-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Michael Brock ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of large law firms
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depiction of pro bono legal work for the homeless ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 350 ⓘ |
| partOf | John Grisham bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A high-powered attorney abandons his lucrative career to advocate for the homeless after a life-altering encounter with a homeless man. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Partner ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
attorney
ⓘ
corporate lawyer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
homelessness
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legal ethics ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
The Street Lawyer (television film)