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Smuggling [agentive]
The words in this frame describe situations in which the Perpetrator secretly takes Goods into or out of a country or other area which are prohibited by law or on which one has not paid the required duty.
He smuggled the bottle through customs.
He smuggled the bottle through customs.
Properties
- ID
- #175
- Entry
- frm_smuggling
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Smuggling (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Smuggling
Core Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Goal |
Goal is the location the Goods end up in.
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goal
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| Goods |
The FE Goods is anything (including labor, time, or legal rights) that can be illegally taken into our out of a country.
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| Path |
The path refers to (a part of the) ground the Goods travel over or to a landmark the Goods travel by.
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| Perpetrator |
This is the person (or other agent) that illegally takes the goods into or out of a country.
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sentient
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| Source |
The source is the location the goods occupy initially before change of location.
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source
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Goal
Path
Source
Peripheral Frame Elements (10)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Constant_location |
The container, vehicle, or other entity that the Goods move with and remain stationary with respect to.
She 'll smuggle them in suit cases. |
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| Distance |
The distance travelled by the Goods.
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| Duration |
The amount of time for which a state holds or a process is ongoing.
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duration
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| Event |
The unlawful movement of Goods.
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state_of_affairs
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| Manner |
A description of the Event not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In most cases, it indicates salient characteristics of a Perpetrator that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
The rebels had secretly smuggled in several tonnes of explosives. |
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manner
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| Means |
An act of the Perpetrator which allows them to smuggle the Goods.
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
Where the event takes place.
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
The action that the Perpetrator is trying to accomplish by the act of smuggling.
We smuggled you in here to try to help|Purp but ... |
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state_of_affairs
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| Speed |
The amount of time per distance travelled by the Goods.
They smuggled the bomb swiftly through customs. |
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| Time |
When the event occurs.
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the target's proposition, but not in all cases.
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state_of_affairs
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| Frequency |
The number of times that a smuggling event occurs.
Inmates frequently smuggle marijuana into the prison |
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| contraband.a | — | COD: imported or exported illegally. |
| contraband.n | — | COD: goods that have been imported or exported illegally. |
| smuggle.v | — | COD: move (goods) illegally into or out of a country. |
| smuggler.n | — | FN: one who moves (goods) illegally into or out of a country |
| smuggling.n | — | FN: the act or instances of moving (goods) illegally into or out of a country |
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