modern Ethiopian penal code
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The modern Ethiopian penal code is the contemporary legal framework that defines crimes and punishments in Ethiopia, superseding earlier religious-legal codes such as the Fetha Nagast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| federal criminal code of Ethiopia | 1 |
| modern Ethiopian penal code canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9526534 — 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: modern Ethiopian penal code Context triple: [Fetha Nagast, replacedBy, modern Ethiopian penal code]
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A.
Egyptian Penal Code
The Egyptian Penal Code is the primary statute that defines criminal offenses and prescribes penalties in Egypt’s legal system.
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B.
Yassa legal code (attributed)
The Yassa legal code (attributed) is a reputed but partially legendary set of laws and decrees associated with Genghis Khan that supposedly governed the Mongol Empire’s military, social, and administrative life.
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C.
Criminal Codes of the Union Republics
The Criminal Codes of the Union Republics were the penal law codes of the individual Soviet republics that defined crimes and punishments within the USSR’s federal legal system.
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D.
Peruvian Criminal Code
The Peruvian Criminal Code is the primary body of law that defines crimes and corresponding penalties in Peru’s legal system.
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E.
Islamic Penal Code of Iran
The Islamic Penal Code of Iran is the primary body of criminal law in the Islamic Republic, combining Islamic (Sharia-based) provisions with statutory regulations to define crimes and punishments applied by Iranian courts.
- 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: modern Ethiopian penal code Target entity description: The modern Ethiopian penal code is the contemporary legal framework that defines crimes and punishments in Ethiopia, superseding earlier religious-legal codes such as the Fetha Nagast.
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A.
Egyptian Penal Code
The Egyptian Penal Code is the primary statute that defines criminal offenses and prescribes penalties in Egypt’s legal system.
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B.
Yassa legal code (attributed)
The Yassa legal code (attributed) is a reputed but partially legendary set of laws and decrees associated with Genghis Khan that supposedly governed the Mongol Empire’s military, social, and administrative life.
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C.
Criminal Codes of the Union Republics
The Criminal Codes of the Union Republics were the penal law codes of the individual Soviet republics that defined crimes and punishments within the USSR’s federal legal system.
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D.
Peruvian Criminal Code
The Peruvian Criminal Code is the primary body of law that defines crimes and corresponding penalties in Peru’s legal system.
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E.
Islamic Penal Code of Iran
The Islamic Penal Code of Iran is the primary body of criminal law in the Islamic Republic, combining Islamic (Sharia-based) provisions with statutory regulations to define crimes and punishments applied by Iranian courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal law framework
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penal code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
legal persons
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natural persons ⓘ |
| basedOn | codification tradition ⓘ |
| conformsTo | constitutional guarantees of due process ⓘ |
| contains |
general part
ⓘ
special part ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| defines |
aggravating circumstances
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general principles of criminal liability ⓘ grounds for justification ⓘ measures of security ⓘ mitigating circumstances ⓘ rules on concurrence of offences ⓘ rules on recidivism ⓘ types of penalties ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
continental European criminal law
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earlier Ethiopian legal practice ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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linked to:
Ethiopia
|
| language |
Amharic
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English translation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary source of criminal law in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
additional penalties
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fines ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevention of crime
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proportional punishment of offenders ⓘ protection of individual rights ⓘ protection of public order ⓘ |
| recognizes |
attempt
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complicity ⓘ participation in crime ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Ethiopian Constitution ⓘ |
| replaced | Fetha Nagast ⓘ |
| scope |
certain extraterritorial offences
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territorial application within Ethiopia ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
attempt and participation in crime
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crimes ⓘ criminal responsibility ⓘ offences against morality ⓘ offences against persons ⓘ offences against property ⓘ offences against public health ⓘ offences against public order ⓘ offences against the state ⓘ punishments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: modern Ethiopian penal code Description of subject: The modern Ethiopian penal code is the contemporary legal framework that defines crimes and punishments in Ethiopia, superseding earlier religious-legal codes such as the Fetha Nagast.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: modern Ethiopian penal code