German Criminal Code

All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
German Criminal Code canonical	3
German Criminal Code (StGB)	2
Strafgesetzbuch	2
German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch)	1
German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch, StGB)	1
German Penal Code	1
StGB	1
StGB (German)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4981107 — 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: German Criminal Code
Context triple: [Bavarian prison system, legalBasis, German Criminal Code]

A. German Code of Criminal Procedure
The German Code of Criminal Procedure is the central legal framework that regulates how criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals are conducted in Germany’s courts.
B. German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
C. German Commercial Code
The German Commercial Code is a central piece of German business law that regulates commercial transactions, traders, and corporate accounting alongside the German Civil Code.
D. German Social Code
The German Social Code is the comprehensive body of German federal law that regulates the country’s social security system, including health, pension, unemployment, and long-term care insurance.
E. German Code of Civil Procedure
The German Code of Civil Procedure is the primary legal framework governing civil court proceedings in Germany, detailing rules for jurisdiction, procedure, evidence, and appeals.
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: German Criminal Code
Target entity description: The German Criminal Code is the central body of criminal law in Germany, defining criminal offenses and corresponding penalties nationwide.

A. German Code of Criminal Procedure
The German Code of Criminal Procedure is the central legal framework that regulates how criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals are conducted in Germany’s courts.
B. German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
C. German Commercial Code
The German Commercial Code is a central piece of German business law that regulates commercial transactions, traders, and corporate accounting alongside the German Civil Code.
D. German Social Code
The German Social Code is the comprehensive body of German federal law that regulates the country’s social security system, including health, pension, unemployment, and long-term care insurance.
E. German Code of Civil Procedure
The German Code of Civil Procedure is the primary legal framework governing civil court proceedings in Germany, detailing rules for jurisdiction, procedure, evidence, and appeals.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	criminal code ⓘ primary legislation ⓘ statute ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany
basedOn	principle of legality in criminal law ⓘ
contains	environmental offenses ⓘ fraud offenses ⓘ offenses against life ⓘ offenses against personal freedom ⓘ offenses against physical integrity ⓘ offenses against public order ⓘ offenses against the state ⓘ property offenses ⓘ sexual offenses ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
defines	attempt ⓘ culpability ⓘ excuse grounds ⓘ felonies ⓘ intent ⓘ justification grounds ⓘ misdemeanors ⓘ negligence ⓘ participation ⓘ perpetration ⓘ unlawfulness ⓘ
hasPart	General Part ⓘ Special Part ⓘ provisions on fines ⓘ provisions on imprisonment ⓘ provisions on secondary sanctions ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	German ⓘ
legalDomain	criminal law ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system ⓘ
nativeName	Strafgesetzbuch ⓘ linked to: German Criminal Code
regulates	attempt of offenses ⓘ confiscation of assets ⓘ criminal offenses ⓘ insanity defense ⓘ measures of rehabilitation and security ⓘ necessity ⓘ participation in offenses ⓘ penalties ⓘ self-defense ⓘ statute of limitations ⓘ
shortName	StGB ⓘ linked to: German Criminal Code
subjectOf	German criminal jurisprudence ⓘ
usedBy	German courts ⓘ criminal defense lawyers in Germany ⓘ public prosecutors in Germany ⓘ

How these facts were elicited