Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T90459 — 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: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Context triple: [London, hosts, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]
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A.
Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
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B.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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C.
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
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D.
British Parliament
The British Parliament is the United Kingdom’s supreme legislative body, consisting primarily of the elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Lords, responsible for making and scrutinizing national laws and government policy.
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E.
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the unelected upper chamber of the UK Parliament, responsible for revising legislation, scrutinizing government, and providing expert, non-constituency-based oversight.
- 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: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Target entity description: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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A.
Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
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B.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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C.
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
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D.
British Parliament
The British Parliament is the United Kingdom’s supreme legislative body, consisting primarily of the elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Lords, responsible for making and scrutinizing national laws and government policy.
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E.
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the unelected upper chamber of the UK Parliament, responsible for revising legislation, scrutinizing government, and providing expert, non-constituency-based oversight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
court of last resort
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judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| address |
Parliament Square
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surface form:
Parliament Square, London
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| appealTo |
European Court of Human Rights
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surface form:
European Court of Human Rights (on human rights issues, not as a domestic appeal)
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| buildingType | court building ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.5007°N 0.1289°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ |
| decidesOn | points of law of general public importance ⓘ |
| deputyHeadOfCourt | Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| emblem | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom emblem ⓘ |
| ensures | separation of powers between judiciary and legislature ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.supremecourt.uk ⓘ |
| headOfCourt | President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hears | devolution issues under the devolution statutes ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
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Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ Court of Session (in peerage matters) ⓘ
surface form:
Court of Session
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland ⓘ High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
surface form:
High Court of Justiciary (in certain civil and devolution matters)
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| inception | 2009-10-01 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Welsh ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
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Middlesex Guildhall ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| maximumNumberOfJustices | 12 ⓘ |
| motto | The Supreme Court ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf | judiciary of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| replaced |
appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords
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devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| role |
final court of appeal for civil cases in the United Kingdom
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final court of appeal for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| styleOfJudges |
The Supreme Court
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surface form:
Justices of the Supreme Court
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| symbol |
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Description of subject: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Referenced by (96)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
London
subject surface form:
Scots law
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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predecessor
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form:
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (as successor court)
this entity surface form:
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (on devolution and compatibility issues only)
this entity surface form:
UK Supreme Court (on Scottish civil appeals)
this entity surface form:
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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successorBodyForUKDomesticAppeals
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form:
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords (as final court of appeal)
President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form:
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
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decisionsAppealableTo
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
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ultimateAppealLiesTo
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom library
Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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partOf
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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memberOfBody
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form:
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form:
UK Supreme Court
judicial title for some female judges in the UK
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hasHigherCourt
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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subject surface form:
Dame Justice
An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes.
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createsBody
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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subject surface form:
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes.
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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subject surface form:
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes.
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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subject surface form:
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
this entity surface form:
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes.
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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subject surface form:
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes.
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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subject surface form:
Constitutional Reform Act 2005