Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Washington and Lee University School of Law is a private, ABA-accredited law school in Lexington, Virginia, known for its small class sizes, strong legal writing program, and emphasis on practical, experiential education.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington and Lee University School of Law canonical | 14 |
| W&L Law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3365696 — 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: Washington and Lee University School of Law Context triple: [Washington and Lee University, hasSchool, Washington and Lee University School of Law]
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A.
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law is a prestigious public law school in Charlottesville, Virginia, renowned for its rigorous academics, influential alumni, and strong tradition of public service.
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B.
William & Mary Law School
William & Mary Law School is a historic American law school in Williamsburg, Virginia, recognized as the oldest law school in the United States and noted for its strong programs in legal education and public service.
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C.
West Virginia University College of Law
West Virginia University College of Law is the public law school of West Virginia University, known for training many of the state's prominent legal and political figures.
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D.
Washington College of Law
Washington College of Law is the law school of American University in Washington, D.C., known for its programs in international law, human rights, and public interest law.
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E.
Duke University School of Law
Duke University School of Law is a prestigious American law school at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, known for its rigorous legal education and influential alumni including former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- 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: Washington and Lee University School of Law Target entity description: Washington and Lee University School of Law is a private, ABA-accredited law school in Lexington, Virginia, known for its small class sizes, strong legal writing program, and emphasis on practical, experiential education.
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A.
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law is a prestigious public law school in Charlottesville, Virginia, renowned for its rigorous academics, influential alumni, and strong tradition of public service.
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B.
William & Mary Law School
William & Mary Law School is a historic American law school in Williamsburg, Virginia, recognized as the oldest law school in the United States and noted for its strong programs in legal education and public service.
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C.
West Virginia University College of Law
West Virginia University College of Law is the public law school of West Virginia University, known for training many of the state's prominent legal and political figures.
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Washington College of Law
Washington College of Law is the law school of American University in Washington, D.C., known for its programs in international law, human rights, and public interest law.
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E.
Duke University School of Law
Duke University School of Law is a prestigious American law school at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, known for its rigorous legal education and influential alumni including former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graduate school
ⓘ
law school ⓘ private educational institution ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
W&L Law
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington and Lee University School of Law
|
| academicDiscipline | law ⓘ |
| accreditation | American Bar Association ⓘ |
| campus |
Washington and Lee University campus
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington and Lee University
|
| campusSetting | small town ⓘ |
| city | Lexington ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countrySubdivision | Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ |
| emphasis |
experiential education
ⓘ
practical legal training ⓘ small class sizes ⓘ |
| focus | professional legal education ⓘ |
| governingBody | Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| grantsDegree | professional doctorate in law ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on skills training
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emphasis on writing-intensive curriculum ⓘ small enrollment ⓘ |
| hasEducationalLevel | postgraduate ⓘ |
| hasProgramStrength | legal writing ⓘ |
| isAccreditedBy | ABA ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American legal education system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Virginia ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lexington, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Lexington, Virginia, United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Juris Doctor
ⓘ
Master of Laws ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
clinical legal education
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experiential learning program ⓘ legal writing program ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Washington and Lee University ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington and Lee University ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sector | private ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
U.S. law
ⓘ
business law ⓘ international law ⓘ public interest law ⓘ |
| type | private law school ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Washington and Lee University School of Law Description of subject: Washington and Lee University School of Law is a private, ABA-accredited law school in Lexington, Virginia, known for its small class sizes, strong legal writing program, and emphasis on practical, experiential education.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Secretary Baker
linked to: Washington and Lee University School of Law
subject linked to:
Diehl
subject linked to:
Joseph R. Lamar to the U.S. Supreme Court