Predicate: blackmail
Roleset id: blackmail.01 , to exert pressure on someone through threats, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
blackmail.01: BLACKMAIL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'blackmail' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from blackmail.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| blackmail (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: blackmailer, agent (vnrole: 59-1-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: entity blackmailed (vnrole: 59-1-Patient)
Example: 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 .
Arg0: the chief executive
Rel: blackmail
Arg1: lawmakers