Ley Maldita
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Ley Maldita is the informal name for Chile’s 1948 Permanent Defense of Democracy Law, a repressive measure that outlawed the Communist Party and curtailed political freedoms during the early Cold War era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ley Maldita canonical | 2 |
| Accursed Law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9581237 — 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: Ley Maldita Context triple: [Ley de Defensa Permanente de la Democracia, alsoKnownAs, Ley Maldita]
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A.
The Accursed
The Accursed is a Gothic historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates that blends supernatural horror with social and political commentary in early 20th-century Princeton, New Jersey.
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B.
The Curse
The Curse is a 1987 horror film loosely based on H. P. Lovecraft’s short story "The Colour Out of Space," depicting the terrifying effects of a mysterious meteorite on a rural farming community.
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C.
The Curse
The Curse is a song featured on the album "Out of Exile" by the American rock band Audioslave.
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D.
Quema del Diablo
Quema del Diablo is a traditional ritual celebration in which effigies of the devil are burned to symbolically cleanse and purify a community ahead of major festivities.
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E.
Klątwa
"Klątwa" is a dramatic play by Polish writer and artist Stanisław Wyspiański that explores themes of guilt, religion, and social hypocrisy in a rural community.
- 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: Ley Maldita Target entity description: Ley Maldita is the informal name for Chile’s 1948 Permanent Defense of Democracy Law, a repressive measure that outlawed the Communist Party and curtailed political freedoms during the early Cold War era.
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A.
The Accursed
The Accursed is a Gothic historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates that blends supernatural horror with social and political commentary in early 20th-century Princeton, New Jersey.
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B.
The Curse
The Curse is a 1987 horror film loosely based on H. P. Lovecraft’s short story "The Colour Out of Space," depicting the terrifying effects of a mysterious meteorite on a rural farming community.
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C.
The Curse
The Curse is a song featured on the album "Out of Exile" by the American rock band Audioslave.
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D.
Quema del Diablo
Quema del Diablo is a traditional ritual celebration in which effigies of the devil are burned to symbolically cleanse and purify a community ahead of major festivities.
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E.
Klątwa
"Klątwa" is a dramatic play by Polish writer and artist Stanisław Wyspiański that explores themes of guilt, religion, and social hypocrisy in a rural community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chilean law
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Cold War-era law ⓘ anti-communist legislation ⓘ |
| affected |
Chilean electoral system
ⓘ
parliamentary representation of left-wing parties ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
communist movement in Chile
ⓘ
left-wing political organizations ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Chilean citizens
ⓘ
political parties in Chile ⓘ |
| context |
Chilean political repression
ⓘ
anti-communist policies in Latin America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
political discrimination
ⓘ
undermining democracy in Chile ⓘ violations of civil liberties ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | early Cold War ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Accursed Law
ⓘ
linked to:
Ley Maldita
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| hasOfficialName | Ley de Defensa Permanente de la Democracia ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Chilean security legislation ⓘ |
| inForceDuring |
1950s
ⓘ
late 1940s ⓘ |
| isKnownAs | Ley Maldita ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Chilean legal history
ⓘ
history of anti-communism in Chile ⓘ |
| justifiedBy |
Cold War anti-communism
ⓘ
anti-communist security concerns ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfCommunistParty | illegal ⓘ |
| outlawed | Partido Comunista de Chile ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War in Latin America
ⓘ
Gabriel González Videla presidency ⓘ history of the Communist Party of Chile ⓘ |
| restricted |
freedom of association
ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ political freedoms ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
banning of Communist Party of Chile
ⓘ
exile of communist leaders ⓘ loss of political rights for communists ⓘ political persecution of communists ⓘ |
| typeOfRepression | legal repression ⓘ |
| wasOpposedBy |
Chilean Communist Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Partido Comunista de Chile
left-wing parties in Chile ⓘ |
| wasSignedBy | Gabriel González Videla ⓘ |
| wasSupportedBy | President Gabriel González Videla ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Ley Maldita Description of subject: Ley Maldita is the informal name for Chile’s 1948 Permanent Defense of Democracy Law, a repressive measure that outlawed the Communist Party and curtailed political freedoms during the early Cold War era.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Ley Maldita