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Court_examination [agentive]
A Questioner asks a Witness (or defendant) questions in the context of a court procedure.
We 'd like to cross-examine the witness if we can.
We 'd like to cross-examine the witness if we can.
Properties
- ID
- #507
- Entry
- frm_court_examination
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Court_examination (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Court_examination
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Questioner |
The individual who asks a Witness questions.
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sentient
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| Witness |
A person who is present in a courtroom in order to give some form of evidence, has been sworn in, and is being examined by a Questioner.
You have leave to examine the witness.|Wit |
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sentient
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Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Duration |
How long the examination takes place.
The gruelling two-hour|Dur cross-examination revealed much new information regarding the murder. |
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duration
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| Manner |
The Manner in which the Questioner examines the Witness.
The defense attorneys cross-examined the prosecution's witnesses harshly. |
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manner
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| Means |
The Means by which the Questioner examines the Witness.
Many attorneys cross-examine witnesses by asking misleading and often confrontational questions. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
Where the examination takes place.
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locative_relation
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| Time |
When the examination occurs.
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time
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| Topic |
The subject matter to which the examination pertains.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Purpose |
The Purpose of the examination.
The defense examined their own client in order to show the jury her compassionate side. |
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state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
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SubFrame
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Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| cross-examination.n | — | FN: an event in court procedure in which a witness is questioned to further examine statements that they made when they were questioned by the other party. |
| cross-examine.v | — | COD: question (a witness called by the other party) in a court of law to check or extend testimony already given |
| cross.n | — | FN: short for cross-examination. |
| examination.n | — | COD: the formal questioning of a defendant or witness in court. |
| examine.v | — | COD: formally question (a defendant or witness) in court. |
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