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Taking_captive [agentive]
An Agent begins preventing a Captive from moving despite a tendency or desire on the part of the Captive to do so.
Authorities|Agt recently captured several suspects who were hiding in a remote mountain area.
High value target has been quietly and safely secured.
Authorities|Agt recently captured several suspects who were hiding in a remote mountain area.
High value target has been quietly and safely secured.
Properties
- ID
- #2663
- Entry
- frm_taking_captive
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Taking_captive (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- โ
- Types
- โ
- Ontological type
- โ
- English name
- Taking_captive
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent brings the Captive into custody.
Authorities|Agt recently captured several suspects who were hiding in a remote mountain area. |
category
sentient
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โ |
| Captive |
The entity which is captured.
Police have captured three of the suspected bombers|cap after a week-long search. |
category
physical_object
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โ |
| Cause |
The Cause is the non-sentient entity which is responsible for restricting the movement or location of the Captive.
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โ | โ |
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), force (hard, softly), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of the Agent that affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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category
manner
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โ |
| Means |
An intentional action performed by the Agent that accomplishes the action indicated by the target.
Troops secured the target by entering his compound in small numbers and under the cover of darkness|Mns. |
category
state_of_affairs
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โ |
| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the event occurs.
Authorities secured the target in a private residence|pla. |
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locative_relation
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โ |
| Purpose |
The purpose for which the Agent takes the Captive into custody.
These targets were secured to ensure that they would pose no danger during the trial. |
category
state_of_affairs
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โ |
| Time |
When the event occurs.
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category
time
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โ |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Containing_event |
The larger event which contains or during which occurs the event of taking the Captive captive.
The suspects were secured in a large raid conducted by both nations' police forces|con. |
โ | โ |
| Depictive |
The description of one of the participants in the capturing event.
Make sure they're taken alive|dep! |
โ | โ |
| Explanation |
A state of affairs that the Agent is responding to in capturing the Captive.
She was captured quickly beacuse she was on the department's high priority targets list. |
category
state_of_affairs
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โ |
| Instrument |
The instrument with which the capturing is carried out.
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category
physical_entity
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โ |
| Reciprocation |
The reason for the confinement.
He was captured for treason. |
โ | โ |
Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Precedes
SubFrame
Lexical Units (4)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| capture.n | โ | FN: the event of taking someone or something captive. |
| capture.v | โ | FN: take under one's control and prevent from escaping. |
| secure.v | โ | FN: take under custody. |
| take captive.v | โ | FN: take into custody. |
None.
None.
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