58_a_factbook_2_2010
The mixed legal systems of a number of countries came about when colonial powers overlaid their own legal systems upon colonized regions but retained elements of the colonies ' existing legal systems .

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arc(r_0058_0001__The_r_0058_0004__systems,r_0058_0002__mixed,attrib).
arc(r_0058_0001__The_r_0058_0004__systems,r_0058_0003__legal,attrib).
arc(r_0058_0001__The_r_0058_0004__systems,r_0058_0006__a_r_0058_0007__number,r_0058_0005__of).
arc(r_0058_0006__a_r_0058_0007__number,r_0058_0009__countries,r_0058_0008__of).
arc(r_0058_0010__came_r_0058_0011__about,r_0058_0001__The_r_0058_0004__systems,arg0).
arc(r_0058_0010__came_r_0058_0011__about,r_0058_0012__when,tmp).
arc(r_0058_0015__overlaid,r_0058_0012__when,tmp).
arc(r_0058_0015__overlaid,r_0058_0013__colonial_r_0058_0014__powers,arg0).
arc(r_0058_0015__overlaid,r_0058_0019__systems,arg1).
arc(r_0058_0015__overlaid,r_0058_0022__regions,r_0058_0020__upon__clr).
arc(r_0058_0019__systems,r_0058_0018__legal,attrib).
arc(r_0058_0019__systems,z_0058_1012,genv).
arc(r_0058_0022__regions,r_0058_0021__colonized,attrib).
arc(r_0058_0023__but,r_0058_0015__overlaid,coord_conj1).
arc(r_0058_0023__but,r_0058_0024__retained,coord_conj2).
arc(r_0058_0024__retained,r_0058_0012__when,tmp).
arc(r_0058_0024__retained,r_0058_0013__colonial_r_0058_0014__powers,arg0).
arc(r_0058_0024__retained,r_0058_0025__elements,arg1).
arc(r_0058_0025__elements,r_0058_0032__systems,r_0058_0026__of).
arc(r_0058_0032__systems,r_0058_0027__the_r_0058_0028__colonies,genv).
arc(r_0058_0032__systems,r_0058_0030__existing,attrib).
arc(r_0058_0032__systems,r_0058_0031__legal,attrib).
arc(z_0058_1012,r_0058_0013__colonial_r_0058_0014__powers,genv).
arc(z_0058_1012,r_0058_0017__own,attrib).


IP-MAT NP-SBJ D The ADJP ADJ mixed ADJP ADJ legal NS systems PP P-ROLE of NP D a N number PP P-ROLE of NP NS countries VBD came RP about NP-TMP IP-REL ADVP-TMP RADV when NP-SBJ N colonial NS powers ILYR ILYR VBD overlaid NP-OB1 NP-GENV NP-GENV PRO;_genm_ their ADJP ADJ own ADJP ADJ legal NS systems PP-CLR P-ROLE upon NP ADJP ADJ colonized NS regions CONJP CONJ but ILYR VBD retained NP-OB1 NS elements PP P-ROLE of NP NP-GENV D the NS colonies GENM ' ADJP ADJ existing ADJP ADJ legal NS systems PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D The;{the})
                  (ADJP (ADJ mixed;{mixed}))
                  (ADJP (ADJ legal;{legal}))
                  (NS systems;{system})
                  (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                      (NP (D a;{a})
                          (N number;{number})
                          (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                              (NP (NS countries;{country}))))))
          (VBD came;{come})
          (RP about;{about})
          (NP-TMP (IP-REL (ADVP-TMP (RADV when;{when}))
                          (NP-SBJ;{COLONIAL_POWERS} (N colonial;{colonial})
                                                    (NS powers;{power}))
                          (ILYR (ILYR (VBD overlaid;{overlay})
                                      (NP-OB1 (NP-GENV (NP-GENV;{COLONIAL_POWERS} (PRO;_genm_ their;{their}))
                                                       (ADJP (ADJ own;{own})))
                                              (ADJP (ADJ legal;{legal}))
                                              (NS systems;{system}))
                                      (PP-CLR (P-ROLE upon;{upon})
                                              (NP (ADJP (ADJ colonized;{colonized}))
                                                  (NS regions;{region}))))
                                (CONJP (CONJ but;{but})
                                       (ILYR (VBD retained;{retain})
                                             (NP-OB1 (NS elements;{element})
                                                     (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                         (NP (NP-GENV (D the;{the})
                                                                      (NS colonies;{colony})
                                                                      (GENM <apos>))
                                                             (ADJP (ADJ existing;{existing}))
                                                             (ADJP (ADJ legal;{legal}))
                                                             (NS systems;{system})))))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 58_a_factbook_2_2010))