jurisdiction polity

• CURIE: gmeow:jurisdictionPolity
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/jurisdictionPolity
• Category: property
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/places
• Box roles: RBox role (What is this?)

The governing polity (state, administrative body, or organization) that held jurisdiction over the place during this tenure. Functional: a single tenure has exactly one governing polity.

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:JurisdictionTenure -> gmeow:Agent; functional

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:jurisdictionPolity from gmeow:JurisdictionTenure to gmeow:Agent when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:JurisdictionTenure, gmeow:Agent

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to name the single governing polity (state, administrative body, organization) of a jurisdiction tenure; functional.

Avoid when

• Avoid multiple polities on one tenure — competing sovereignty is multiple standpoint-indexed tenures (Principle 9).

How to use

• Set exactly one gmeow:jurisdictionPolity per JurisdictionTenure (an Agent).

Examples

• ex:jt gmeow:jurisdictionPolity ex:stateA.