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Legal_rulings [agentive]
An Authority with the power to make decisions hands down a Finding over a question presented in a formal or informal Case.
The judge ruled yesterday that the revisions were not adequate. DNI
A high court in London ruled on the case that a vulture fund can extract more than $20 million from Zambia for a debt.
In the California case, a judge ruled Oct. 12 that Tendler must pay the bloggers' legal fees.
The judge ruled yesterday that the revisions were not adequate. DNI
A high court in London ruled on the case that a vulture fund can extract more than $20 million from Zambia for a debt.
In the California case, a judge ruled Oct. 12 that Tendler must pay the bloggers' legal fees.
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- ID
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- Entry
- frm_legal_rulings
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Legal_rulings (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Legal_rulings
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Authority |
The Authority (which may be the jury, judge, magistrate or court) decides on the Finding.
The US International Trade Commission ruled that a 1987 anti-dumping tariff against frozen concentrated orange juice from Brazil could be revoked DNI. |
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| Case |
This FE describes the question on which the Authority gives a Finding.
US Supreme Court ruled on flag salutes in public schools today. |
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| Defendant |
The person about whom the Authority passes a judgment or Finding.
They held judgment upon me|D as a convicted traitress. |
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| Finding |
This FE identifies the outcome of the Authority's deliberation or consideration.
Miss Mahmod's father ruled that she would never marry him. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Legal_basis |
This FE indicates the basis in law of a Finding.
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| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner in which the Authority acts.
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manner
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| Means |
This FE identifies an action that the Authority performs in order to return the verdict.
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
Where the Finding takes place.
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the purpose why the Authority returns a particular Finding.
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state_of_affairs
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| Re-encoding |
This FE presents the current frame as an integral part of a larger conceptualization expressed by another frame. The frame expressed by the target typically corresponds to a Means action within the frame expressed by the Re-encoding, but not necessarily
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| Time |
When the Authority gives his Finding.
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Circumstances |
The Circumstances under which the ruling was reached.
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| Communicative_force |
This FE indicates the Communicative_force or authority with which the ruling event operates (often denoted by words such as "officially," "formally," "technically," etc.).
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| Duration |
The amount of time that a Finding holds.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation for the Finding.
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state_of_affairs
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| Particular_iteration |
Expressions marked with this extra-thematic FE modify a non-iterative use of the target, and indicate that it is conceived as embedded within an iterated series of similar events or states. In addition, most expressions of Particular_iteration indicate which instance of the series is being referred to.
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (6)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| adjudicate.v | โ | FN: to judge authoritatively and legally |
| decree.v | โ | FN: to rule authoritatively and leagally to be the case |
| deem.v | โ | FN: to rule upon as a legal authority |
| judge.v | โ | FN: to rule authoritatively and legally to be the case |
| judgment.n | โ | FN: a decision ruled upon by a legal authority |
| rule.v | โ | COD: pronounce authoritatively and legally to be the case |
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