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Being_incarcerated [state]
A Prisoner is punished for committing a Crime by being confined to a Prison for a specified period of time.
Phil's serving time at Pelican Bay.
Phil's serving time at Pelican Bay.
Properties
- ID
- #2673
- Entry
- frm_being_incarcerated
- Namespace
- State
- FrameNet version
- Being_incarcerated (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Being_incarcerated
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison |
The facility where the Prisoner is held.
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category
goal
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— |
| Prisoner |
The Prisoner is held in custody as a punishment for having committed a crime.
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category
physical_object
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— |
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorities |
The Authorities hold the Prisoner in custody.
|
category
sentient
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— |
| Crime |
The crime of which the Prisoner is guilty, resulting in imprisonment.
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— | — |
| Duration |
This FE identifies the Duration of time for which the Prisoner remains in jail.
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category
duration
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— |
| Manner |
Any description of the state of being imprisoned 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).
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category
manner
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— |
| Place |
This FE identifies the general Place where the Prisoner is held captive.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
The Time when the Prisoner is in prison.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
The reason for which the Prisoner is in custody.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (8)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| behind bars.adv | — | FN: in jail or prison. |
| do time.x | — | FN: (slang) be incarcerated. |
| incarcerated.a | — | FN: imprisoned. |
| inmate.n | — | FN: an incarcerated individual. |
| jail.n | — | FN: incarcerated, confined to a jail as punishment (as "in jail", "go to jail", "out of jail", etc.) |
| prison.n | — | FN: (with "in") confined to a prison as punishment (as "in prison", "go to prison", "out of prison", etc.) |
| serve time.v | — | FN: to be incarcarated for an offense. |
| serve.v | — | FN: to be incarcarated for an offense; for this LU, a specific period of time must be mentionned. (See also: serve time.v) |
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