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Try_defendant [agentive]
A Defendant is tried by a Jury or Judge in a Court for Charges. This frame perspectivalizes the general Trial frame.
The state will try him for fraud.
The state will try him for fraud.
Properties
- ID
- #320
- Entry
- frm_try_defendant
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Try_defendant (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- —
- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Try_defendant
Core Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charges |
This FE identifies the Charges brought against the Defendant.
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| Defendant |
The Defendant is being tried for the Charges in Court.
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| Governing_authority |
The Defendant is tried under the laws of the Governing_authority.
The United States|GA will try the accused bomber in a federal courthouse. |
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| Judge |
The Judge heads the Court where the case is tried. An expression referring to the Court may also stand in for the Judge.
Judge Murphy will try the defendant for murder. The court is currently trying several South American militants on charges of vehicular manslaughter. |
category
sentient
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— |
| Jury |
This FE identifies the people who are charged by the Court to listen to the testimony, evidence, and arguments, and come to a consensus about the guilt or innocence of the Defendant.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Governing_authority
Judge
Jury
Excludes
Governing_authority
Judge
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court |
This FE identifies the Court in which a case is tried.
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| Manner |
The Manner of the trial of the Defendant.
Thomas Klein was tried in absentia. |
category
manner
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— |
| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the case is tried.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the case is tried.
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category
time
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— |
Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Perspective
Lexical Units (1)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| try.v | — | COD: subject (someone) to trial, or investigate and decide (a case or issue) in a formal trial. |
None.
None.
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