Predicate: sue

sue: Frames file for 'sue' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry.

Roleset id: sue.01 , call to court, vncls: , framnet:

sue.01: Crime and prize cannot cooccur, to my ear, but I don't want to separate these into two rolesets--they're too closely related.

Roles:

        Arg0: litigant
        Arg1: defender
        Arg2: crime
        Arg3: intended prize

Example: with crime

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

        MGM/UA has sued Qintex Australia for breach of contract and fraud
        over the collapsed acquisition agreement, and Qintex Australia has
        threatened a countersuit.

        Arg0: MGM\/UA
        Rel: sued
        Arg1: Qintex Australia
        Arg2: for breach of contract and fraud
        ArgM-CAU: over the collapsed acquisition agreement

Example: with prize

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John sued Mary for a zillion dollars.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: sued
        Arg1: Mary
        Arg3: for a zillion dollars