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Offenses [agentive]
Words in this frame describe acts in violation of a legal code.
He was accused of [hijacking|target] a tour bus full of people.
He was accused of [hijacking|target] a tour bus full of people.
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- #432
- Entry
- frm_offenses
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- Eventive.Agentive
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- Offenses (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Offenses
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Offense |
The illegal act.
He was charged with [assault|Off]. |
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| Perpetrator |
The individual who commits the Offense
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| Victim |
This FE denotes the person or entity that is badly affected by the Offense.
The police is investigating the homicide of Dr. Johnson. |
category
sentient
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Peripheral Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE broadly picks out the degree of offense.
She faces conviction on three counts of first-degree [murder|Off]. Aggravated [assault|Off] is usually considered a felony. |
category
degree
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punishment |
This FE denotes the Punishment that is specified by the statute in which the offense is defined.
Suicide is a felony punishable by four years in prison. |
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| Specification |
The Specification is an additional aspect of the main crime being commited.
He was charged with [assault|Off] causing actual bodily harm|Spec. The prosecutors decided to go with [arson|Off] with intent to harm|Spec. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
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Lexical Units (26)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| arson.n | — | COD: the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. |
| assault.n | — | COD: an act that threatens physical harm to a person, whether or not actual harm is done. |
| battery.n | — | COD: the infliction of unlawful personal violence on another person, even where the contact does no physical harm. |
| burglary.n | — | COD: illegal entry into a building with intent to commit a crime such as theft |
| child abuse.n | — | FN: treat a child with cruelty or violence |
| conspiracy.n | — | COD: a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. |
| copyright infringement.n | — | FN: the unauthorized use of copyrighted matieral. |
| felony.n | — | COD: a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded in the US and other judicial systems (and formerly in the UK) as more serious than a misdemeanour. |
| fraud.n | — | COD: wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain |
| hijacking.n | — | FN: the unlawful act of seizing control of a vehicle while in transit. |
| homicide.n | — | COD: murder. |
| indecent assault.n | — | FN: intentional offensive sexual content made without consent of the victim and without intention to rape. |
| kidnapping.n | — | FN: the crime of abducting someone and holding them captive |
| larceny.n | — | COD: theft of personal property |
| manslaughter.n | — | COD: the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder |
| murder.n | — | FN: the unlawful killing of one person by another |
| negligence.n | — | COD: breach of a duty of care which results in damage. |
| possession.n | — | FN: the criminal act of possessing an illegal item or items |
| rape.n | — | FN: the crime of forcing another to have sexual intercourse without their consent |
| robbery.n | — | FN: the act of taking away personal property from a person by violence or by threat of violence that causes fear. |
| sabotage.n | — | FN: the act of deliberately destroying property or hindering of normal operations (of an employer's business) |
| sexual assault.n | — | FN: non-consentual sexual contact inflicted upon a person unable to give consent, or who trusts the assailant. |
| sexual harassment.n | — | COD: he repeated making of unwanted sexual advances or obscene remarks to a person, especially in a workplace. |
| statutory rape.n | — | FN: sexual intercourse with a person younger than an age specified by statute. |
| theft.n | — | COD: the action or crime of stealing |
| treason.n | — | COD: the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government. |
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