Roleset cheat.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "steal, remove illegally":

Roles:

Arg0:entity removing


Arg1:thing being removed


Arg2:removed from

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: gerund


all args (-)
Francis Dang, 41, is alleged to have been involved in *trace* cheating Drexel Burnham Lambert of up to 2.1 million Singapore dollars (US$ 1.1 million) by carrying out unauthorized transactions on the London Commodities Exchange and the International Petroleum Exchange.
Arg0:
REL:	cheating
Arg2:	Drexel Burnham Lambert
Arg1-of:	up to 2.1 million Singapore dollars (US$ 1.1 million)
ArgM-MNR:	by carrying out unauthorized transactions on the London Commodities Exchange and the International Petroleum Exchange

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


agent and source (-)
But the ``real world'' also includes the unpleasant truth that colleges are cheating the athletes they have wooed and won.
Arg0:	colleges
REL:	cheating
Arg2:	the athletes they have wooed and won

Argument order suggested by comparison with remove (class 10.7). Be very careful with distinguishing this sense from the following in transitive sentences. To distinguish the senses, try adding an "of" or "out of" phrase to the sentence; only this sense can take that additional argument. For example, the second example above can be modified to "Colleges are cheating the athletes out of a decent education."

Roleset cheat.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "engage in deceitful practices":

Roles:

Arg0:cheater


Arg1:victim (usually prepositional)

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


intransitive (-)
Mrs. Yeargin's case also casts some light on the dark side of school reform, where pressures on teachers are growing and where high-stakes testing has enhanced the temptation *trace* to cheat.
Arg0:	*trace* -> teachers
REL:	cheat

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


death and... (-)
Unknown to Mr. Tharp, he had fouled his net on a special IRS project to catch catfish farmers and haulers inclined *trace* to cheat on their taxes.
Arg0:	*trace* -> catfish farmers and haulers
REL:	cheat
Arg1-on:	their taxes

See the note above for important information on distinguishing the senses.