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Reparation [agentive]
The words in this frame describe the process of making amends for some (wrongful) action (the Injury) committed by the Wrongdoer. In this process, in order to appease the Injured_party or to follow laws or customs, the Wrongdoer performs some Benefiting_action for the Injured_party or gives the Injured_party some Gift.
I will make it up to you.
Sinn Fein said that the marchers had to make restitution to the Catholics for the disruption and violence.
The tribesmen tried to make amends to us with handfuls of their most precious seashells.
I will make it up to you.
Sinn Fein said that the marchers had to make restitution to the Catholics for the disruption and violence.
The tribesmen tried to make amends to us with handfuls of their most precious seashells.
Properties
- ID
- #400
- Entry
- frm_reparation
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Reparation (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Reparation
Core Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefiting_action |
The Benefiting_action is performed by the Wrongdoer to make amends.
Between friends, amends can be made by apologizing|Bene. |
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| Gift |
Gift identifies the entity that the Wrongdoer gives to the Injured_party.
He made it up to her with a bouquet of flowers. |
category
physical_entity
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| Injured_party |
The Injured_party was affected by some previous wrongful act of the Wrongdoer and who should benefit from the reparations.
You can never make amends to Susan|Injrd_prty for standing her up. |
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| Injury |
The Injury is the injurious action that the Wrongdoer committed against the Injured_party. Although conceptually present, this FE need not always be realized.
Wyelander sought reparations for the brutal murder of his nephew. |
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| Wrongdoer |
The Wrongdoer makes amends to the Injured_party for the Injury.
How can I make it up to you? |
category
sentient
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Benefiting_action
Gift
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The extent to which the Wrongdoer makes amends for the Injury .
Of course, they won't be able to make it up to you completely. |
category
degree
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| Manner |
Manner marks any description of the Wrongdoer's making of reparations not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification, (e.g. probably), and general descriptions comparing events (e.g. the same way). It may indicate salient characteristics of a Wrongdoer that also affect the action ( e.g. presumptuously).
Smeagol humbly|Mnr made amends for his earlier bad behavior. |
category
manner
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| Means | — | — | |
| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the Wrongdoer makes amends.
Restitution was given in Milan with the Treaty of Abiselle. |
category
locative_relation
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the Purpose for which the Wrongdoer makes restitution to the Injured_party.
He thinks that Japan made restitution for the incident to lull Americans into complacency|Purp. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when amends are made.
He made amends to her that very afternoon. |
category
time
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (4)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| amends.n | — | FN: an action or actions performed to benefit someone whom one has injured; reparation |
| make up.v | — | FN: to make reparation (for), to compensate (for) |
| reparation.n | — | COD: the making of amends for a wrong |
| restitution.n | — | COD: the restoration of something to its original state |
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