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Sign_agreement [agentive]
A Signatory signs an Agreement document, thereby taking on a commitment encoded in the Agreement.
. During this time, 84 countries (including the United States)|sig1 signed the Protocol|agr.
. During this time, 84 countries (including the United States)|sig1 signed the Protocol|agr.
Properties
- ID
- #1151
- Entry
- frm_sign_agreement
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Sign_agreement (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Sign_agreement
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Agreement |
The document which encodes the commitment of the Signatory.
I signed the contract|agr and now the dealership claims they made a mistake, quoted the price too low and now I have to pay them more money. |
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| Signatory |
The signatory of the Agreement.
Eisenhower|sig1 signed a treaty with aliens. |
category
sentient
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| Signature |
The entity signifying the identity of the Signatory, resulting from the act of writing on the Agreement document.
The Attorney General seemingly never put his [signature|sig|target] on the agreement. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Agreement
Signature
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Instrument |
An entity directed by the Signatory that interacts with the Agreement document so as to produce the Signature.
He signed the contract with a mixture of his own blood and spit|ins. |
category
physical_entity
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| Manner |
Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may indicate salient characteristics of the Signatory that also affect the action (happily, eagerly).
Bob eagerly|man signed the contract. |
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manner
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| Means |
This FE identifies the action whereby the Signatory achieves the signing of the Agreement.
He signed the contract by writing his name, Cornelis Wynkoop|mea. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The place where the signing occurs.
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
The purpose for which the Signatory commits to the Agreement.
In order to become a Party|pur Australia will need to sign the Protocol by 31 March 1998 and then take the binding step of ratification. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time at which signature is given.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Beneficiary |
his extrathematic FE applies to participants that derive a benefit from the occurrence of the event specified by the target predicate. Further, the target predicate should involve some sort of Agent that intends that the benefit go to the Beneficiary.
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| Co-participant |
The Co-participant signs the Agreement along with the Signatory.
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| Depictive |
An expression of the state of the Signatory at the time of signing.
Jean signed the contract naked|dep. |
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| Explanation |
The Explanation for putting signature to paper.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Role |
The category of the Signatory in the Sign_agreement event.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (4)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| accede.v | — | FN: become a party to a agreement or treaty |
| sign.v | — | FN: write one's name on (something) for the purposes of indicating agreement |
| signatory.n | — | COD: a party that has signed an agreement. |
| signature.n | — | FN: a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of indicating agreement |
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