Predicate: acquit
Roleset id: acquit.01 , relieve of guilt, vncls: 10.6-1-1 80-1, framnet: Verdict
acquit.01: Based on WSJ, automatic expansion via verbnet. VN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls cheat-10.6-1-1, free-80-1.
Roles:
Arg0: remover of guilt (vnrole: 10.6-1-1-agent, 80-1-cause)
Arg1: (un)guilty party (vnrole: 10.6-1-1-source, 80-1-source)
Arg2: explicit mention of guilt (vnrole: 10.6-1-1-theme, 80-1-theme)
Example: intransitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive
Ultimately, [that carefully picked jury]-1 deadlocked with a 10-2 vote
*trace* *trace*-1 to acquit, and the prosecution decided not to
retry the case.
Arg0: *trace*-1 (= that carefully picked jury)
Rel: acquit
Example: passive transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: perfect, voice: passive, form: participle
Although Mr. Hastings had been acquitted *trace* by a jury,
lawmakers handling the prosecution in Congress had argued that the
purpose of impeachment isn't to punish an individual.
Rel: acquitted
Arg1: *trace* (= Mr. Hastings)
Arg0: by a jury
Example: all args
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
Mr. Hastings's case was particularly nettlesome because it marked
the first time a federal official was impeached and removed from
office on charges [of which]-1 a jury had acquitted him *trace*.
Arg0: a jury
Rel: acquited
Arg1: him
Arg2: *trace* (= of which)
Argm-slc: which -> charges