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Releasing [agentive]
A Captor ends the captivity or inhibition of the motion of a Theme from the Location_of_confinement. The release is in accord with the plans of the Captor.
They released me from prison on New Year's Day.
They released me from prison on New Year's Day.
Properties
- ID
- #317
- Entry
- frm_releasing
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Releasing (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Releasing
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captor |
The Captor is the individual who ends the confinement or captivity of the Theme. The release of the Theme is in accord with the plans of the Captor.
The police|cap released the suspect. |
category
sentient
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| Location_of_confinement |
The location to which the Theme's motion was formerly inhibited.
She petitioned unsuccessfully for their release from Chateau D'If|Loc. |
category
source
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| Theme |
The Theme is the person or object in motion released by the Captor.
The police released the suspect. |
category
physical_object
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the release which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of an Captor that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
The police released the suspect carefully. |
category
manner
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| Means |
The action of the Captor which brings about the release.
He released a hundred prisoners by signing a single document.. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The location where the Theme ceases to be confined.
"Aren't you going to release us here?" she asked. |
category
locative_relation
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| Purpose |
The Purpose identifies the purpose for which the Captor release the Theme.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Time |
The Time identifies when the Captor release the Theme .
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
The state of the world when the Releasing event occurs.
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| Concessive |
This FE signifies that the state of affairs expressed by the main clause (containing the target) occurs or holds, and something other than that state of affairs would be expected given the state of affairs in the concessive clause.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation identifies the reason for which the Captor are releasing the Theme.
The police released the suspect because he had a good alibi. |
category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (5)
Inheritance
Precedes
SubFrame
Using
Lexical Units (4)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| let go.v | — | COD: allow someone or something to go free |
| release.n | — | FN: the action of setting free |
| release.v | — | COD: set free |
| set free.v | — | FN: allow to leave custody |
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