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legal system

system of laws that govern a community
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legal system

Summary

legal system is a type of system[1]. It draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_system category, ranking #37 of 52).[2]

Key Facts

  • legal system's instance of is recorded as type of system[3].
  • legal system's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[4].
  • legal system is a type of social system[5].
  • legal system comprises law[6].
  • legal system comprises legal doctrine[7].
  • legal system's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Legal systems[8].
  • legal system's facet of is recorded as comparative law[9].
  • legal system's different from is recorded as legal kinship[10].
  • legal system's history of topic is recorded as legal history[11].
  • legal system's studied by is recorded as jurisprudence[12].
  • legal system's studied by is recorded as legal science[13].
  • legal system's studied by is recorded as sociology of law[14].
  • legal system's subject has role is recorded as jurisdiction[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of system[3] and legal term or legal concept[4]. legal system is a type of social system[5].

Use and Application

Components include law[6], an academic discipline[16] and legal doctrine[7].

Why It Matters

legal system draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_system category, ranking #37 of 52).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

comparative law jurisprudence law legal history

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of system, legal term or legal concept
    Has part(s) → law, legal doctrine
    History of topic → legal history
    Has parts → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3648, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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