Act No. 9 of 1872
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Act No. 9 of 1872 is the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a foundational law that codifies the general principles governing contracts and contractual obligations in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act No. 9 of 1872 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11825944 — 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: Act No. 9 of 1872 Context triple: [Indian Contract Act 1872, citation, Act No. 9 of 1872]
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A.
Act XVIII of 1887
Act XVIII of 1887 is the colonial-era legislative act of the British Indian government that formally established the University of Allahabad as one of India’s earliest modern universities.
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B.
Act of March 1, 1872
The Act of March 1, 1872 is the U.S. federal law that created Yellowstone as the world’s first national park, establishing a landmark precedent for nature conservation.
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C.
Act No. 5 of 1908
Act No. 5 of 1908 is the formal legislative designation of the Indian Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, which governs the procedural framework for civil litigation in India.
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D.
Act No. 1870
Act No. 1870 is the Philippine legislative act that established the University of the Philippines as the country’s national university.
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E.
Act No. 30 of 1950
Act No. 30 of 1950 is the formal legislative designation of South Africa’s Population Registration Act, a key apartheid law that classified citizens by race to enforce systemic segregation.
- 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: Act No. 9 of 1872 Target entity description: Act No. 9 of 1872 is the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a foundational law that codifies the general principles governing contracts and contractual obligations in India.
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A.
Act XVIII of 1887
Act XVIII of 1887 is the colonial-era legislative act of the British Indian government that formally established the University of Allahabad as one of India’s earliest modern universities.
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B.
Act of March 1, 1872
The Act of March 1, 1872 is the U.S. federal law that created Yellowstone as the world’s first national park, establishing a landmark precedent for nature conservation.
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C.
Act No. 5 of 1908
Act No. 5 of 1908 is the formal legislative designation of the Indian Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, which governs the procedural framework for civil litigation in India.
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D.
Act No. 1870
Act No. 1870 is the Philippine legislative act that established the University of the Philippines as the country’s national university.
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E.
Act No. 30 of 1950
Act No. 30 of 1950 is the formal legislative designation of South Africa’s Population Registration Act, a key apartheid law that classified citizens by race to enforce systemic segregation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India (pre-independence)
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Indian statute ⓘ contract law ⓘ |
| actNumber | 9 of 1872 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all of India except where specifically excluded ⓘ |
| citationStyle | Indian Contract Act, 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
acceptance
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agency ⓘ bailment ⓘ breach of contract ⓘ consideration ⓘ contingent contract ⓘ guarantee ⓘ indemnity ⓘ performance of contract ⓘ pledge ⓘ proposal ⓘ quasi-contract ⓘ void agreement ⓘ voidable contract ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Imperial Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Indian commercial law framework
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Indian private law framework ⓘ |
| governs |
enforceability of agreements in India
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validity of contracts in India ⓘ |
| hasSectionOn |
agency
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bailment and pledge ⓘ communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals ⓘ contingent contracts ⓘ indemnity and guarantee ⓘ quasi-contracts ⓘ void agreements ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English common law of contract ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
commercial law
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private law ⓘ |
| legislature | British Indian legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | The Indian Contract Act, 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to define and amend certain parts of the law relating to contracts ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
breach of contracts
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formation of contracts ⓘ general principles of contracts ⓘ performance of contracts ⓘ remedies for breach of contract ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Indian Contract Act, 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force (with amendments) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contractual obligations
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law of contracts ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1872 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act No. 9 of 1872 Description of subject: Act No. 9 of 1872 is the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a foundational law that codifies the general principles governing contracts and contractual obligations in India.
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