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:
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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