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Pardon [agentive]
An Authority excuses an Offense that an Offender has committed, with the effect of ending or preventing any punishment.
President Ford pardoned her|off after it came to light she was being held in Japan as an "enemy alien" and was secretly working to subvert the broadcasts|tim DNI|fen
President John Quincy Adams|aut granted them|off a pardon and remission of the fine. DNI|fen
President Ford pardoned her|off after it came to light she was being held in Japan as an "enemy alien" and was secretly working to subvert the broadcasts|tim DNI|fen
President John Quincy Adams|aut granted them|off a pardon and remission of the fine. DNI|fen
Properties
- ID
- #681
- Entry
- frm_pardon
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Pardon (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Pardon
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Authority |
Authority is the organization or person taht grants the pardon.
The governement issued a pardon to the two convicts|off. |
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sentient
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| Offender |
This FE denotes the offender that seeks or gets the pardon.
Defense minister Ivanov rules out pardon for Chechen rebel leader Maskhadov|off. |
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| Offense |
This FE denotes the the illegal act that the Offender is pardoned for.
They demanded a pardon to John|off for inadverdent manslaughter. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Manner |
Any description of the act of pardon which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly) and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may indicate salient characteristics of an Authority that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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manner
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| Means |
An intentional action performed by the Authority that accomplishes the pardon.
But Queen Mary, pitied his youth and pardoned him by a bill addressed to her chancellor, Stephen Gardener from St.James's, on 18th March 1554|mea. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The location at which the pardoning takes place.
On 1 March 2002, Andreyev was found guilty of libel and conditionally sentenced to two years in prison and then pardoned in the courtroom|pla. |
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
An action that the Authority intends to accomplish by pardoning
U.S. research on biologicals started in World War II and was greatly augmented by captured Japanese research and scientists, who were pardoned to help the U.S. efforts|pur. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This FE denotes the time when the pardon is given
The families demanded a posthumous pardon for the executed soldiers. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Explanation |
Explanation is the cause for pardoning an Offender.
He appealed for a pardon on the grounds such as ill-health|exp. |
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state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
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