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Irregular_combatants [entity]
A Combatant is declared or loyal to a Side in a military Conflict. The Combatant is not part of any regular or (highly) organized fighting organization (such as an army), and is not necessarily a fighter by vocation.
A 20-year=old Argentinian [guerilla|Combatant] was firing at our squad.
A 20-year=old Argentinian [guerilla|Combatant] was firing at our squad.
Properties
- ID
- #2598
- Entry
- frm_irregular_combatants
- Namespace
- Entity
- FrameNet version
- Irregular_combatants (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Irregular_combatants
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Combatant |
The Combatant is the human being involved in combat.
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human
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Conflict |
The Conflict in which the Combatants are fighting. Some call him a holy war|conf fighter and martyr.
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| Group |
The larger military group of which the Combatant is a part.
A number of militia|gro fighters were arrested during the raid. |
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| Purpose |
The desired result of the outcome of the hostile encounter for Side_1. It may either directly refer to the state of affairs that is desired, or the state of affairs may be implicit in an (abstract or concrete) entity that they desire.
We are not just soldiers - we are fighters for a cause|pur. |
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| Side_1 |
The side of the conflict for which the Combatant fights.
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| Side_2 |
A (or the) side of the conflict to which the Combatant is opposed.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Age |
The Age is the length of time the Person has been alive.
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| Context_of_acquaintance |
An expression indicating the context with which the Combatant is associated.
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| Descriptor |
The Descriptor is a temporary condition of the Combatant.
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| Ethnicity |
The Ethnicity is the religious, racial, national, socio-economic or cultural group to which the Combatant belongs.
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| Origin |
The Origin is the place where the Combatant was born or lived a salient part of her or his life.
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| Persistent_characteristic |
The Persistent_characteristic is a physiological characteristic or personality trait of the Combatant which is concieved of as persisting over time.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
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Lexical Units (6)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| belligerent.n | — | FN: a person on a side in a conflict (often a war). |
| combatant.n | — | FN: a person fighting in a (military) conflict. |
| fighter.n | — | FN: a combatant. |
| guerrilla.n | — | COD: a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular warfare, typically against larger regular forces. |
| hostile.n | — | FN: enemy combatant. |
| militant.n | — | FN: a person in a military conflict. |
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