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Robbery [agentive]
These are words describing situations in which a Perpetrator wrongs a Victim by taking something (Goods) from them. In some cases, the Source location from which the Goods were taken is used to metonymically refer to the Victim. The robbery can be done in a particular Manner (for example, forcefully) and via a specific Means (for example, by threatening the Victim).
Half of the team held up the tellers while the others were stationed to report the arrival of police.
As opposed to Theft, Robbery focuses on the harm to the Victim and on the Source location from which the Goods have been removed, rather than the Goods themselves.
Half of the team held up the tellers while the others were stationed to report the arrival of police.
As opposed to Theft, Robbery focuses on the harm to the Victim and on the Source location from which the Goods have been removed, rather than the Goods themselves.
Properties
- ID
- #99
- Entry
- frm_robbery
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Robbery (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Robbery
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Perpetrator |
The Perpetrator is the person (or other agent) that takes the Goods away by force or threats. Leslie robbed Kim of her watch.
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sentient
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| Source |
Source is the initial location of the goods, before they change location.
Leslie and Kim robbed a bank This FE is realized in compound nouns as follows: bank robbery |
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source
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| Victim |
The Victim is the person (or other sentient being or group) that owns the Goods before they are taken away by the Perpetrator.
Leslie robbed Kim of her watch. |
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sentient
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Source
Victim
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Goods |
The Goods are anything (including labor, time, or legal rights) that can be taken away.
Leslie robbed John of his watch. |
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| Manner |
The Manner describes the way in which the Robbery took place.
He was known for committing violent muggings on schoolchildren |
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manner
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| Means |
The Means indicates the means by which the Robbery takes place.
John mugged his victim by holding a toy gun to his head. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The Place is where the Robbery occurs.
They robbed a bank in North Berkeley. |
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
The action that the Perpetrator is trying to accomplish by the robbery.
They used to rob folks just to see the expression on their faces|Purp. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Time |
The Time indicates when the Robbery occurs.
They ROBBED a bank in North Berkeley last May. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Co-participant |
Co-participant denotes a person that participates in a coordinated way in robbery event as the primary protagonist, the Perpetrator.
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| Explanation |
The state of affairs that the Perpetrator has in mind which leads to the decision to commit the robbery.
Listen, I just mug people 'cause I got mouths to feed|exp -- nothing personal. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Frequency |
The number of times a robbery event occurs.
An Agoura Jills cigar store was robbed twice last week |
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (13)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| hold up.v | — | COD: rob someone using the threat of violence. |
| hold-up.n | — | FN: The act or an instance of forcibly stopping and robbing. |
| mug.v | — | FN: an act of robbing |
| mugger.n | — | COD: A person who attacks and robs another in a public place. |
| mugging.n | — | FN: An instance of attacking and robbing. |
| ransack.v | — | FN: rob everything of value from a source |
| rifle.v | — | FN: rob. |
| rob blind.v | — | FN: to rob very thoroughly |
| rob.v | — | FN: take away from by force or threats |
| robber.n | — | FN: A person who robs. |
| robbery.n | — | FN: An act of robbing |
| stick up.v | — | COD: rob someone or something at gunpoint. |
| stick-up.n | — | FN: Robbery (slang). |
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