Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans
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The Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans is an 1808 compilation of civil law that formed the foundation of Louisiana’s unique mixed civil law system in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans canonical | 2 |
| Louisiana Digest of 1808 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9067110 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans Context triple: [Digest of 1808, alsoKnownAs, Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans]
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A.
Organic Articles of 1802
The Organic Articles of 1802 were a set of French laws issued under Napoleon that regulated the public practice and administration of Catholicism and Protestantism in France, effectively limiting the authority granted to the Church by the Concordat of 1801.
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B.
French Code of Judicial Organization
The French Code of Judicial Organization is the legal framework that structures France’s court system, defining the organization, jurisdiction, and functioning of its judicial institutions.
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C.
Charter of the City of St. Louis
The Charter of the City of St. Louis is the foundational legal document that functions as the city’s constitution, defining its governmental structure, powers, and administrative framework.
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D.
Civil Code of 1870
The Civil Code of 1870 is Louisiana’s foundational codification of private law, governing areas such as property, obligations, and family relations within its civil law system.
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E.
Civil Code of 1825
The Civil Code of 1825 was a foundational codification of private law in Louisiana that blended French, Spanish, and local legal traditions into a comprehensive civil law system.
- 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: Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans Target entity description: The Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans is an 1808 compilation of civil law that formed the foundation of Louisiana’s unique mixed civil law system in the United States.
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A.
Organic Articles of 1802
The Organic Articles of 1802 were a set of French laws issued under Napoleon that regulated the public practice and administration of Catholicism and Protestantism in France, effectively limiting the authority granted to the Church by the Concordat of 1801.
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B.
French Code of Judicial Organization
The French Code of Judicial Organization is the legal framework that structures France’s court system, defining the organization, jurisdiction, and functioning of its judicial institutions.
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C.
Charter of the City of St. Louis
The Charter of the City of St. Louis is the foundational legal document that functions as the city’s constitution, defining its governmental structure, powers, and administrative framework.
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D.
Civil Code of 1870
The Civil Code of 1870 is Louisiana’s foundational codification of private law, governing areas such as property, obligations, and family relations within its civil law system.
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E.
Civil Code of 1825
The Civil Code of 1825 was a foundational codification of private law in Louisiana that blended French, Spanish, and local legal traditions into a comprehensive civil law system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil code
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historical legal document ⓘ legal codification ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Louisiana
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Territory of Orleans ⓘ |
| basedOn | French civil law tradition ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Territory of Orleans ⓘ |
| contains | articles of civil law ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| date | 1808 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Louisiana Civil Code of 1825
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linked to:
Louisiana Civil Code
|
| foundationOf |
Louisiana civil law tradition
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linked to:
Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana’s mixed civil law system ⓘ |
| governs |
contracts
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inheritance and succession ⓘ marriage and family relations ⓘ property rights ⓘ |
| hasPart |
book on obligations
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book on persons ⓘ book on things ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French law
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Roman law tradition ⓘ Spanish law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Territory of Orleans ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalField | civil law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
civil law
ⓘ
mixed civil law–common law system ⓘ |
| legalTradition | continental European civil law ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New Orleans ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1808 ⓘ |
| purpose | to codify civil laws then in force in the Territory of Orleans ⓘ |
| region |
Louisiana
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linked to:
Louisiana Territory
|
| shortName | Louisiana Digest of 1808 ⓘ |
| significance |
first comprehensive civil code for the Territory of Orleans
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one of the earliest civil codes in the United States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family law
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obligations ⓘ private law ⓘ property law ⓘ succession law ⓘ |
| title | Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | statutory law ⓘ |
| usedIn | Louisiana courts ⓘ |
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Subject: Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans Description of subject: The Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans is an 1808 compilation of civil law that formed the foundation of Louisiana’s unique mixed civil law system in the United States.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans
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Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans
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Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans
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Louisiana Digest of 1808
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