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Misdeed [agentive]
A Wrongdoer engages in a Misdeed.
You|wro have sinned for the last time, Stephen!
You|wro have sinned for the last time, Stephen!
Properties
- ID
- #1100
- Entry
- frm_misdeed
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Misdeed (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- โ
- Types
- โ
- Ontological type
- โ
- English name
- Misdeed
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misdeed |
The assessment of the Wrongdoer is based on his or her Misdeed.
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โ | โ |
| Wrongdoer |
This is the person whose Misdeed is being judged with respect to its morality.
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โ | โ |
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the Misdeed which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of a Wrongdoer that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
Many years of quiet|man transgressions later, he found he no longer knew if it was truly wrong. |
category
manner
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โ |
| Means |
An action taken by the Wrongdoer which accomplishes the Misdeed.
If they sin by ignoring the warnings of their elders|mea, they are to blame for the consequences. |
category
state_of_affairs
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โ |
| Place |
The location where a Misdeed occurs.
Sexual peccadilloes in the White House are one thing, lying before Congress quite another. |
category
locative_relation
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โ |
| Purpose |
The state-of-affairs that the Wrongdoer is hoping to accomplish through their Misdeed.
You sin merely to spit in the eye of your own creator|pur! |
category
state_of_affairs
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โ |
| Time |
The time at which a Misdeed is performed.
The misdeeds of the previous evening|tim were all forgotten now. |
category
time
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โ |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency |
How often the Wrongdoer commits the Misdeed.
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โ | โ |
| Injured_party |
An individual who is harmed by the Misdeed of the Wrongdoer.
Sins against one's fellow man|inj are the most egregious, though. |
โ | โ |
| Severity |
The Severity is the degree to which the Misdeed offends the moral sense of the Viewpoint.
Such a grievous|sev sin was not likely to go unpunished. |
โ | โ |
| Viewpoint |
The individual whose point of view is taken in assigning the judgment denoted by the target.
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category
sentient
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โ |
Frame-Frame Relations (4)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (6)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| misdeed.n | โ | COD: a wicked or illegal act. |
| peccadillo.n | โ | COD: a minor sin or fault. |
| sin.n | โ | COD: an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. |
| sin.v | โ | COD: commit a sin. |
| transgress.v | โ | FN: to act in a way that defies moral precepts |
| transgression.n | โ | FN: an act that defies moral precepts. |
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