Thirteenth Amendment
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The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17008 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Thirteenth Amendment Context triple: [United States Constitution, slaveryAbolishedBy, Thirteenth Amendment]
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Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the constitutional provision that limits individuals to being elected U.S. president no more than twice, thereby formalizing presidential term limits.
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Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is a U.S. federal law that establishes the order in which federal officials assume the powers and duties of the presidency if the president and other higher-ranking successors are unable to serve.
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District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thirteenth Amendment Target entity description: The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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A.
Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the constitutional provision that limits individuals to being elected U.S. president no more than twice, thereby formalizing presidential term limits.
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B.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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C.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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D.
Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is a U.S. federal law that establishes the order in which federal officials assume the powers and duties of the presidency if the president and other higher-ranking successors are unable to serve.
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E.
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
amendment to the United States Constitution
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constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States of America
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United States
places subject to the jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| certificationDate | December 18, 1865 ⓘ |
| citation |
Thirteenth Amendment
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U.S. Const. amend. XIII
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| constitutionalCategory |
Reconstruction era
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surface form:
Civil War and Reconstruction Amendment
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| constitutionalPosition | one of the Reconstruction Amendments ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Section 1
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Section 2 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| enforcedBy |
Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Peonage Act of 1867 ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| exceptionClause | except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| grantedPowerType | power to enforce the article by appropriate legislation ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | United States Congress ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent civil rights legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| keyConcept |
constitutional prohibition of slavery
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emancipation ⓘ forced labor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
abolition of involuntary servitude in the United States
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abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 13 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Twelfth Amendment
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| prohibits |
involuntary servitude
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slavery ⓘ |
| proposalDate | January 31, 1865 ⓘ |
| proposedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| ratificationDate | December 6, 1865 ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | required number of U.S. states ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shortDescription | Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime. ⓘ |
| signedEnablingResolutionBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| sponsoredInSenateBy | Lyman Trumbull ⓘ |
| stateOfFirstRatification | Illinois ⓘ |
| subject |
civil rights
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human rights ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| textOfSection1 | Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. ⓘ |
| textOfSection2 | Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. ⓘ |
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Subject: Thirteenth Amendment Description of subject: The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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