Commentary: REMOVAL[+event][+discarding][+entity][-desirable]
Examples:
The surgeon's removal of the brain tumor took six hours of surgery.
The play's tempo could be tightened up by the removal of the entire second scene in Act III.
The removal of preconceived intuitions about time and space is necessary in order to understand general relativity.
Fluids help in the removal of toxins and waste from the body.
Mappings:
PropBank: removal.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: REMOVAL[+event][+abolishment][+barrier][+legal]
Examples:
The removal of this trade barrier will increase commerce between the member nations.
His proposal for the removal of the ban on homosexuality in the military was controversial.
Mappings:
PropBank: removal.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: REMOVAL[+event][+dismissal][+from_office]
NOTE: always refers to a person's dismissal
Examples:
Anti-war activists called for the president's removal during their recent protest march.
The scandal resulted in the removal of several officers of the company, including the CEO.
Mappings:
PropBank: removal.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2