Edmunds–Tucker Act
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The Edmunds–Tucker Act was an 1887 U.S. federal law aimed at curbing the power of the Mormon Church and suppressing the practice of polygamy in Utah Territory through measures such as disincorporation and property confiscation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmunds–Tucker Act canonical | 2 |
| Edmunds Tucker Act | 1 |
| Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7476780 — 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: Edmunds–Tucker Act Context triple: [Edmunds Act, followedBy, Edmunds–Tucker Act]
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Edmunds Act
The Edmunds Act was an 1882 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-polygamy enforcement in Utah Territory by criminalizing unlawful cohabitation and disenfranchising and disqualifying polygamists from public office.
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B.
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark 1890 U.S. federal law that outlawed monopolistic business practices and formed the foundation of American antitrust policy.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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E.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
- 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: Edmunds–Tucker Act Target entity description: The Edmunds–Tucker Act was an 1887 U.S. federal law aimed at curbing the power of the Mormon Church and suppressing the practice of polygamy in Utah Territory through measures such as disincorporation and property confiscation.
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A.
Edmunds Act
The Edmunds Act was an 1882 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-polygamy enforcement in Utah Territory by criminalizing unlawful cohabitation and disenfranchising and disqualifying polygamists from public office.
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B.
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark 1890 U.S. federal law that outlawed monopolistic business practices and formed the foundation of American antitrust policy.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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E.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
anti-polygamy law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Edmunds Tucker Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Edmunds–Tucker Act
|
| appliesToTerritory | Utah Territory ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to the LDS Church’s 1890 Manifesto ending new plural marriages
ⓘ
economic pressure on the LDS Church ⓘ increased federal control over Utah Territory ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
removed control of local schools from the LDS Church
ⓘ
required registration of marriages in Utah Territory ⓘ test oath for jurors in polygamy cases ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateEnacted | 1887 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| follows | Edmunds Act ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late 19th century United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| largelyRepealed | 1894 ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
abolition of women’s suffrage in Utah Territory
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allowed federal government to seize assets of the LDS Church ⓘ confiscation of church property above a certain value ⓘ disincorporation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ dissolution of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company ⓘ required anti-polygamy oath for voters and public officials in Utah Territory ⓘ restriction of polygamists’ civil rights ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| locationOfEffect |
Idaho Territory
ⓘ
Utah Territory ⓘ other U.S. territories with Mormon populations ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Latter-day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Latter-day Saint movement churches
polygamy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George F. Edmunds
ⓘ
John Randolph Tucker ⓘ |
| partiallyRepealed | 1893 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States anti-polygamy legislation ⓘ |
| politicalContext | conflict between federal government and Mormon Church over polygamy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to curb the power of the Mormon Church
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to suppress the practice of polygamy in U.S. territories ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Late Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United States
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Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act ⓘ Polygamy in the United States ⓘ Reynolds v. United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | Grover Cleveland ⓘ |
| topic |
church–state relations in the United States
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religious freedom and federal power in U.S. territories ⓘ |
| yearOfLaw | 1887 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edmunds–Tucker Act Description of subject: The Edmunds–Tucker Act was an 1887 U.S. federal law aimed at curbing the power of the Mormon Church and suppressing the practice of polygamy in Utah Territory through measures such as disincorporation and property confiscation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Edmunds–Tucker Act
linked to: Edmunds–Tucker Act