law lord
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A law lord was a senior judge who sat in the House of Lords’ Appellate Committee, formerly serving as one of the United Kingdom’s highest judicial authorities before the creation of the Supreme Court.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7077318 — 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: law lord Context triple: [Lord Steyn, occupation, law lord]
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A.
Lord Justice
Lord Justice is a senior judicial title used for appellate judges in certain UK jurisdictions, including Northern Ireland.
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B.
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
A Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is a senior judge serving on the country’s highest appellate court, responsible for making final decisions on points of law of the greatest public importance.
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C.
Lord Woolf
Lord Woolf is a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is noted for major reforms to the civil justice system.
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D.
Lord Justice General
The Lord Justice General is the senior judge who serves as the head of Scotland’s criminal judiciary and presides over its supreme criminal court.
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E.
Lord Sumption
Lord Sumption is a prominent British barrister and legal historian who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
- 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: law lord Target entity description: A law lord was a senior judge who sat in the House of Lords’ Appellate Committee, formerly serving as one of the United Kingdom’s highest judicial authorities before the creation of the Supreme Court.
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A.
Lord Justice
Lord Justice is a senior judicial title used for appellate judges in certain UK jurisdictions, including Northern Ireland.
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B.
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
A Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is a senior judge serving on the country’s highest appellate court, responsible for making final decisions on points of law of the greatest public importance.
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C.
Lord Woolf
Lord Woolf is a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is noted for major reforms to the civil justice system.
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D.
Lord Justice General
The Lord Justice General is the senior judge who serves as the head of Scotland’s criminal judiciary and presides over its supreme criminal court.
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E.
Lord Sumption
Lord Sumption is a prominent British barrister and legal historian who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
member of the House of Lords ⓘ senior judge in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ |
| appointedBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Prime Minister
|
| branchOfGovernment | judiciary of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Lords ⓘ |
| couldSitIn | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | collegial panel hearings ⓘ |
| endOfPrimaryJudicialRole | 1 October 2009 ⓘ |
| exercisedPower | final court of appeal for most domestic cases in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
decide points of law of general public importance
ⓘ
deliver judgments on appeals ⓘ hear appeals ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abolished as a judicial office in 2009 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of common law in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| judicialFunctionsTransferredTo | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
appeals from England and Wales
ⓘ
appeals from Northern Ireland ⓘ appeals from Scotland ⓘ appeals from certain overseas jurisdictions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
ⓘ
Northern Ireland law ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ireland legal system
Scots law ⓘ
linked to:
Scots law (to a limited extent)
|
| locationOfSittings |
House of Lords chamber
ⓘ
Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| membershipType | life peer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
law-making through judicial precedent
ⓘ
legislative debates in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
ⓘ
linked to:
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
House of Lords ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | one of the highest judicial authorities in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| requiredQualification |
eminent barrister or advocate
ⓘ
senior judicial experience ⓘ |
| roleIn | judicial functions of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| subjectTo | mandatory retirement age ⓘ |
| successorBody | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| titleStyle |
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
ⓘ
The Lord [title] ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord
|
| wore | judicial robes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: law lord Description of subject: A law lord was a senior judge who sat in the House of Lords’ Appellate Committee, formerly serving as one of the United Kingdom’s highest judicial authorities before the creation of the Supreme Court.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Baron Radcliffe
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