tllo-general v1.1.0
tllo-general
StatusActive
Published1/2/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Checksum77d86893984df226947c20735d9f80652eeb4962354042839c1af2c034f02bbf
Source provenanceontql-dev/ontql-ontologies
Full ontology JSON
{
"id": "tllo-general",
"name": "TLLO General",
"domain": "legal",
"authors": [
"ModalDB"
],
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},
"license": "MIT",
"version": "v1.1.0",
"githubUrl": "https://github.com/modaldb/tllo-general",
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},
"description": "A BFO-grounded mid-level ontology for the legal domain. Covers legal agents, instruments, proceedings, and normative statements."
}