purposeOfLaw

P128618
predicate

Indicates that a law exists or is designed for a particular goal, function, or intended effect.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
legalPurpose 6
enforcementPurpose 4
purposeOfKierbesluit 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: purposeOfLaw
Generated description
Indicates that a law exists or is designed for a particular goal, function, or intended effect.

Sample triples (14)

Subject Object
the community of the Beast Folk to suppress animal instincts ⓘ
Penal Laws in Ireland to maintain Protestant Ascendancy via predicate surface "legalPurpose" ⓘ
Penal Laws in Ireland to suppress Catholic political power via predicate surface "legalPurpose" ⓘ
Penal Laws in Ireland to restrict Catholic landownership via predicate surface "legalPurpose" ⓘ
Penal Laws in Ireland to discourage Catholic religious practice via predicate surface "legalPurpose" ⓘ
Edictum Theodorici maintain order between Roman and Gothic populations via predicate surface "legalPurpose" ⓘ
Edictum Theodorici provide unified legal framework via predicate surface "legalPurpose" ⓘ
Haringvliet estuary restore fish migration via predicate surface "purposeOfKierbesluit" ⓘ
Haringvliet estuary increase salinity gradient via predicate surface "purposeOfKierbesluit" ⓘ
Presidential Proclamation 7219 customs laws via predicate surface "enforcementPurpose" ⓘ
Presidential Proclamation 7219 fiscal laws via predicate surface "enforcementPurpose" ⓘ
Presidential Proclamation 7219 immigration laws via predicate surface "enforcementPurpose" ⓘ
Presidential Proclamation 7219 sanitary laws via predicate surface "enforcementPurpose" ⓘ
The Pale (historical region around Dublin) prevent cultural assimilation with Gaelic Irish via predicate surface "aimOfStatutesOfKilkenny" ⓘ