ritsu (penal code)
E915173
Ritsu is the penal law component of Japan’s ancient ritsuryō legal system, defining crimes and punishments under the Taihō Code and related early codes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ritsu (penal code) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11270251 — 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: ritsu (penal code) Context triple: [Taihō Code, hasPart, ritsu (penal code)]
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A.
Penal Code of Japan
The Penal Code of Japan is the primary criminal law statute that defines offenses and prescribes punishments within Japan’s legal system.
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B.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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C.
Code pénal
The Code pénal is France’s comprehensive criminal code that defines offenses and prescribes corresponding penalties within the French legal system.
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D.
Criminal Code of the RSFSR
The Criminal Code of the RSFSR was the primary Soviet-era penal code of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, defining crimes and punishments that were widely applied across the USSR, including by its highest courts.
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E.
Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan
The Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals are conducted within the Japanese legal 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: ritsu (penal code) Target entity description: Ritsu is the penal law component of Japan’s ancient ritsuryō legal system, defining crimes and punishments under the Taihō Code and related early codes.
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A.
Penal Code of Japan
The Penal Code of Japan is the primary criminal law statute that defines offenses and prescribes punishments within Japan’s legal system.
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B.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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C.
Code pénal
The Code pénal is France’s comprehensive criminal code that defines offenses and prescribes corresponding penalties within the French legal system.
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D.
Criminal Code of the RSFSR
The Criminal Code of the RSFSR was the primary Soviet-era penal code of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, defining crimes and punishments that were widely applied across the USSR, including by its highest courts.
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E.
Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan
The Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals are conducted within the Japanese legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of legal system
ⓘ
penal code ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
maintaining social order
ⓘ
protecting imperial authority ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Japan
ⓘ
subjects of the Japanese emperor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Chinese Tang Code
ⓘ
linked to:
Tang Code
|
| codifiedIn |
Taihō Code
ⓘ
Yōrō Code ⓘ |
| componentOf | ritsuryō legal system ⓘ |
| contains |
corresponding penalties
ⓘ
lists of offenses ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstCodification | 701 ⓘ |
| defines |
crimes
ⓘ
punishments ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
judicial officials
ⓘ
provincial governors ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
general provisions on crimes
ⓘ
specific offense categories ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Asuka period
ⓘ
Nara period ⓘ |
| implementedBy | ritsuryō bureaucracy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chinese legal traditions ⓘ |
| inForceFrom | early 8th century ⓘ |
| inForceIn |
capital region
ⓘ
provinces of ancient Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Yamato state
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato polity
|
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legalDomain | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalFunction |
prescription of penal sanctions
ⓘ
regulation of criminal behavior ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
Confucianism
ⓘ
Legalism ⓘ |
| legalSourceType | statutory code ⓘ |
| legalSystem | ritsuryō ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Ryō ⓘ |
| partOf | ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| penaltiesInclude |
corporal punishment
ⓘ
death penalty ⓘ exile ⓘ forced labor ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| supersededBy | later Japanese legal codes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
central government
ⓘ
imperial court ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ritsu (penal code) Description of subject: Ritsu is the penal law component of Japan’s ancient ritsuryō legal system, defining crimes and punishments under the Taihō Code and related early codes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.