Frames file for 'blackmail' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ
corpus.
Roleset blackmail.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to exert pressure on someone through threats":
Roles:
Arg0:blackmailer, agent
Arg1:entity blackmailed
Examples:
transitive (-)
person: ns
tense: ns
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: infinitive
In addition to [*-3] giving a president powers [*] to rewrite spending bills meant [*] to be written [*-1] in Congress , Rep. Edwards argues [0] [*T*-2] , a line-item veto would allow the chief executive to blackmail lawmakers .