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Fugitive [state]
A Fugitive avoids recapture by or on the authority of Authorities in relation to a Crime which the Fugitive has committed or is suspected of having committed.
He|fug is in fact a fugitive of the law|aut and you must inform the police if you see him.
Only two years earlier she|fug had been on the lam from charges of embezzlement.
He|fug is in fact a fugitive of the law|aut and you must inform the police if you see him.
Only two years earlier she|fug had been on the lam from charges of embezzlement.
Properties
- ID
- #2684
- Entry
- frm_fugitive
- Namespace
- State
- FrameNet version
- Fugitive (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Fugitive
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fugitive |
The Fugitive has escaped and/or is evading capture by law enforcement Authorities.
Only two years earlier she|fug had been on the lam from charges of embezzlement. |
category
human
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Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorities |
The Authorities want to take (or retake) the Fugitive into custody on suspicion of having committed a Crime.
Fugitives from the law|aut will have the opportunity to present their cases. |
category
sentient
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| Crime |
The crime of which the Fugitive is wanted. This FE also covers expressions that indicate suspicion of crimes, convictions, and sentences.
A local woman on the lam from a ten-year prison sentence.|cri US Officials recently arrested over a dozen drug|cri fugitives in a bust that has been planned for months. |
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| Duration |
This FE identifies the Duration of time for which the Fugitive is on the run.
The 30-year|Dur fugitive was stunned when authorities knocked on his door last May. |
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 Fugitive is located.
Sloan, on the lam in Michigan|pla for the last five months, is due to appear in court this Monday. |
category
locative_relation
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| Prison |
The facility where the Fugitive was being held.
Police are still searching for three fugitives from Colorado State Prison. |
category
goal
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| Time |
The Time when the Fugitive is evading law enforcement.
He was a fugitive in the early 1990s. |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
The reason for which the Fugitive is avoiding capture.
I'm on the lam because that's the only way I'll be able to prove my innocense. |
category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Using
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| fugitive.n | — | FN: a person on the run from law enforcement. |
| lamster.n | — | FN: a fugitive. |
| on the lam.a | — | FN: evading capture or arrest. |
| on the loose.a | — | COD: having escaped from confinement. |
| on the run.a | — | FN: evading capture from law enforcement. |
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