Predicate: abridge

Frames file for 'abridge' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: abridge.01 , to cut short, vncls: 45.4

Roles:

        Arg0: causer
        Arg1: thing abridged

Example: transitive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: participle

        `` The First Amendment proscribes the government from [*-2] passing laws abridging the right to free speech , '' Judge Donald O'Brien ruled [*T*-1] .

        Arg0 : laws
        Rel : abridging
        Arg1 : the right to free speech