Predicate: prosecute

Roleset id: prosecute.01 , try a case, offensively, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

prosecute.01: PROSECUTE-V NOTES: These two examples demonstrate the interchangeability of the case andthe person in that case.VN class judgment-33. (from prosecute.01-v) PROSECUTION-N NOTES: Based on sentences in nouns-00040. Comparison to prosecute.01. VN class judgement-33. Updated by Julia. (from prosecution.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
prosecution (n.)
prosecute (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: prosecutor (vnrole: 33-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: entity being prosecuted (defendant or case) (vnrole: 33-Theme)
        Arg2-PRD: for what crime
        Arg3-MNR: law against the crime

Example: prosecute a case

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

        [The units]-1 are autonomous from U.S. attorneys' offices and focus exclusively on *trace*-1 prosecuting organized-crime cases.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: prosecuting
        Arg1: organized-crime cases

Example: prosecute a person

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

        Opponents say Mr. Thornburgh's plan will needlessly break up longtime, tightly knit crime-fighting units that *traec* have successfully prosecuted major organized-crime figures.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Argm-rcl: that -> longtime, tightly knit crime-fighting units
        Argm-mnr: successfully
        Rel: prosecuted
        Arg1: major organized-crime figures

Example: with law

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

        [Mrs. Yeargin]-1 was fired and prosecuted *trace*-1 under an unusual South Carolina law that makes it a crime to breach test security.

        Rel: prosecuted
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: under an unusual South Carolina law that makes it a crime to breach test security

Example: arg 1 as defendant

        the Walsh prosecution of Ollie North

        Arg0: Walsh
        Rel: prosecution
        Arg1: of Ollie North

Example: args 1 and 2

        racketeering prosecutions against corporate defendants

        Arg2: racketeering
        Rel: prosecutions
        Arg1: against corporate defendants

Example: arg 2

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Some U.S. officials believe the Yemeni are concerned about sharing information that could be embarrassing to a country that hasbeen called a haven for terrorists , but U.S. officials say without access to the witnesses here , the future of any American prosecution for the murder of 17 sailors is in doubt.

        Arg0: American
        Rel: prosecution
        Arg2: for the murder of 17 sailors

Example: arg3

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The prosecution of this crime under South Carolina law

        Rel: prosecution
        Arg1: of this crime
        Arg3: under South Carolina law