Courts of Great Sessions in Wales
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The Courts of Great Sessions in Wales were regional superior courts, modeled on the English assizes, that handled serious civil and criminal cases in Wales from the 16th to the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Courts of Great Sessions in Wales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10160457 — 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: Courts of Great Sessions in Wales Context triple: [Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, appliesToJurisdiction, Courts of Great Sessions in Wales]
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Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542
The Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 were a series of statutes passed by the English Parliament that annexed Wales to the Kingdom of England, abolished its separate legal system, and integrated it administratively and legally under English rule.
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B.
Taunton Assizes
Taunton Assizes was a historic English court in Taunton, Somerset, best known for hosting some of the most infamous trials of the Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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Lancaster Assizes
Lancaster Assizes was a historic English court of assize that served as a major regional center for serious criminal trials, including the famous Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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D.
Exeter Assizes
Exeter Assizes was a historic English court venue in Exeter, Devon, known for hosting significant criminal trials, including some of the infamous Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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E.
Assize of Northampton
The Assize of Northampton was a major 1176 legal reform in medieval England that expanded royal justice, strengthened criminal law, and refined land and property procedures under Henry II.
- 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: Courts of Great Sessions in Wales Target entity description: The Courts of Great Sessions in Wales were regional superior courts, modeled on the English assizes, that handled serious civil and criminal cases in Wales from the 16th to the 19th century.
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A.
Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542
The Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 were a series of statutes passed by the English Parliament that annexed Wales to the Kingdom of England, abolished its separate legal system, and integrated it administratively and legally under English rule.
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B.
Taunton Assizes
Taunton Assizes was a historic English court in Taunton, Somerset, best known for hosting some of the most infamous trials of the Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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C.
Lancaster Assizes
Lancaster Assizes was a historic English court of assize that served as a major regional center for serious criminal trials, including the famous Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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D.
Exeter Assizes
Exeter Assizes was a historic English court venue in Exeter, Devon, known for hosting significant criminal trials, including some of the infamous Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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E.
Assize of Northampton
The Assize of Northampton was a major 1176 legal reform in medieval England that expanded royal justice, strengthened criminal law, and refined land and property procedures under Henry II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
former court ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
County of Monmouth
NERFINISHED
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Principality of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| basedOn | English assizes ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1830 ⓘ |
| endTime |
1830
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Laws in Wales Act 1542
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | English common law ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
chancery matters
ⓘ
debt actions ⓘ ejectment ⓘ felonies ⓘ trespass ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Sessions for North Wales
ⓘ
Great Sessions for South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Sessions for the County of Monmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1542 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
serious civil cases
ⓘ
serious criminal cases ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | superior court ⓘ |
| location |
Beaumaris
NERFINISHED
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Brecon NERFINISHED ⓘ Caernarfon NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmarthen NERFINISHED ⓘ Flint NERFINISHED ⓘ Haverfordwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Mold NERFINISHED ⓘ Presteigne NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruthin NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea NERFINISHED ⓘ Welshpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrexham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
legal system of England and Wales
ⓘ
legal system of Wales ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Court of Great Sessions in Chester
NERFINISHED
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assize courts of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ assizes ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Court of Common Pleas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Exchequer NERFINISHED ⓘ Court of King’s Bench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Courts of Great Sessions in Wales Description of subject: The Courts of Great Sessions in Wales were regional superior courts, modeled on the English assizes, that handled serious civil and criminal cases in Wales from the 16th to the 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
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