Predicate: abridge

abridge: Frames file for 'abridge' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: abridge.01 , to cut short, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing abridged (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: transitive

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

        `` The First Amendment proscribes the government from [*-2] passing laws abridging the right to free speech , '' Judge Donald O'Brien ruled [*T*-1] .

        Arg0: laws
        Rel: abridging
        Arg1: the right to free speech