High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
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The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak is one of Malaysia’s two high courts, exercising superior civil and criminal jurisdiction over the states of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Court in Sabah and Sarawak canonical | 6 |
| High Court of Sabah and Sarawak | 2 |
| Mahkamah Tinggi Sabah dan Sarawak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10958789 — 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: High Court in Sabah and Sarawak Context triple: [Malaysian judiciary, hasCourt, High Court in Sabah and Sarawak]
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A.
Court of Appeal of Malaysia
The Court of Appeal of Malaysia is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing civil and criminal appeals from the High Courts.
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B.
High Court of Singapore
The High Court of Singapore is a superior court of law that hears major civil and criminal cases, supervises lower courts, and exercises important appellate and judicial review functions within Singapore’s legal system.
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C.
Federal Court of Malaysia
The Federal Court of Malaysia is the highest appellate court in the country, serving as the ultimate judicial authority on constitutional, civil, and criminal matters.
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D.
Supreme Court of Singapore
The Supreme Court of Singapore is the highest court in Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the High Court and the Court of Appeal and handling major civil and criminal cases as well as constitutional matters.
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E.
Syariah Court of Singapore
The Syariah Court of Singapore is a specialized religious court that administers Muslim personal and family law, particularly matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, for the Muslim community in Singapore.
- 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: High Court in Sabah and Sarawak Target entity description: The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak is one of Malaysia’s two high courts, exercising superior civil and criminal jurisdiction over the states of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia.
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A.
Court of Appeal of Malaysia
The Court of Appeal of Malaysia is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing civil and criminal appeals from the High Courts.
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B.
High Court of Singapore
The High Court of Singapore is a superior court of law that hears major civil and criminal cases, supervises lower courts, and exercises important appellate and judicial review functions within Singapore’s legal system.
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C.
Federal Court of Malaysia
The Federal Court of Malaysia is the highest appellate court in the country, serving as the ultimate judicial authority on constitutional, civil, and criminal matters.
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D.
Supreme Court of Singapore
The Supreme Court of Singapore is the highest court in Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the High Court and the Court of Appeal and handling major civil and criminal cases as well as constitutional matters.
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E.
Syariah Court of Singapore
The Syariah Court of Singapore is a specialized religious court that administers Muslim personal and family law, particularly matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, for the Muslim community in Singapore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Court of Malaysia
ⓘ
superior court ⓘ |
| above |
Magistrates’ Court in Sabah and Sarawak
ⓘ
linked to:
Magistrates Courts of Malaysia
Sessions Court in Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ
linked to:
Sessions Courts of Malaysia
|
| alsoKnownAs |
High Court of Sabah and Sarawak
ⓘ
linked to:
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
Mahkamah Tinggi Sabah dan Sarawak ⓘ
linked to:
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
|
| below |
Court of Appeal of Malaysia
ⓘ
Federal Court of Malaysia ⓘ |
| canHear |
appeals from subordinate courts in Sabah
ⓘ
appeals from subordinate courts in Sarawak ⓘ major civil cases at first instance ⓘ serious criminal cases at first instance ⓘ |
| canIssue |
certiorari
ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ mandamus ⓘ prerogative writs ⓘ prohibition ⓘ quo warranto ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Article 121 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Courts of Judicature Act 1964 ⓘ |
| exercisesJurisdiction |
civil matters
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalRegistriesIn |
other towns in Sabah
ⓘ
other towns in Sarawak ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Sabah
ⓘ
Sarawak ⓘ |
| hasPowerOf |
interpretation of state constitutions of Sabah and Sarawak
ⓘ
interpretation of the Federal Constitution ⓘ judicial review of administrative action ⓘ |
| hasSeatIn |
Kota Kinabalu
ⓘ
Kuching ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ |
| judicialHeadTitle | Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | superior ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Malaysia Time (UTC+8)
ⓘ
linked to:
Malaysia Time
|
| parallelTo | High Court in Malaya ⓘ |
| partOf |
Malaysian judiciary
ⓘ
Superior Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
linked to:
Subordinate Courts of Malaysia
|
| rankInJudiciary | third highest judicial office in Malaysia ⓘ |
| region | East Malaysia ⓘ |
| typeOfLawApplied |
Malaysian federal law
ⓘ
state laws of Sabah ⓘ state laws of Sarawak ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: High Court in Sabah and Sarawak Description of subject: The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak is one of Malaysia’s two high courts, exercising superior civil and criminal jurisdiction over the states of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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