Triple
T7541
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Salem witch trials |
E150
|
entity |
| Predicate | courtInvolved |
P242
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Court of Oyer and Terminer
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was a special colonial Massachusetts tribunal notorious for conducting the Salem witch trials of 1692, during which it authorized numerous executions for alleged witchcraft.
|
E962
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Court of Oyer and Terminer | Statement: [Salem witch trials, courtInvolved, Court of Oyer and Terminer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Oyer and Terminer Context triple: [Salem witch trials, courtInvolved, Court of Oyer and Terminer]
-
A.
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives and responsible for making the state's laws.
-
B.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
-
C.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
-
D.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
-
E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Court of Oyer and Terminer Triple: [Salem witch trials, courtInvolved, Court of Oyer and Terminer]
Generated description
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was a special colonial Massachusetts tribunal notorious for conducting the Salem witch trials of 1692, during which it authorized numerous executions for alleged witchcraft.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Oyer and Terminer Target entity description: The Court of Oyer and Terminer was a special colonial Massachusetts tribunal notorious for conducting the Salem witch trials of 1692, during which it authorized numerous executions for alleged witchcraft.
-
A.
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives and responsible for making the state's laws.
-
B.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
-
C.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
-
D.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
-
E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: courtInvolved Context triple: [Salem witch trials, courtInvolved, Court of Oyer and Terminer]
-
A.
judicialBody
chosen
Indicates that an entity serves as a court or tribunal with authority to adjudicate legal disputes or interpret and apply the law.
-
B.
officeContested
Indicates that a particular office or position is being actively sought or challenged by multiple parties in an election or selection process.
-
C.
subjectMatter
Indicates the topic, theme, or content area that something (such as a work, document, or discussion) is about.
-
D.
negotiatingParty
Indicates that an entity is actively involved as a participant in a negotiation process with another entity.
-
E.
venue
Indicates the place or location where an event, activity, or interaction takes place.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a241a55ac081909e95b71c97db8140 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a243c87d988190a9d0649c4a04c7b7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2464617148190ae1b5e316dd37efe |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a246bff58481908eebdbcb88e1ff78 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a23fe1cf38819080ea56c40bf2632e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:07 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.