Roleset defy.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to oppose, resist, or refuse":

Roles:

Arg0:defiant one, agent


Arg1:entity defied

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Four years ago , he jailed all nine members of the Cambria County School Board for several hours after they defied his order [*] to extend the school year by several weeks [*-2] to make up for time lost [*] during a teachers ' strike .
Arg0:	they
REL:	defied
Arg1:	his order [*] to extend the school year by several weeks [*-2] to make up for time lost [*] during a teachers ' strike

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


inanimate subject (-)
The move defied a law , approved [*] in Moscow this month , banning such walkouts .
Arg0:	The move
REL:	defied
Arg1:	a law , approved [*] in Moscow this month , banning such walkouts