Roleset pardon.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "relieve of guilt":

Roles:

Arg0:pardoner


Arg1:guilty party

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Under the guise of ``healing the wounds of the nation,'' President Carter pardoned thousands of draft evaders, thus giving dignity to their allegations of the war's ``immorality.''
ArgM-LOC:	Under the guise of ``healing the wounds of the nation
Arg0:	President Carter
REL:	pardoned
Arg1:	thousands of draft evaders
ArgM-ADV:	thus giving dignity to their allegations of the war's ``immorality

Roleset pardon.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "social construct":

Roles:

Takes no argument structure!

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: ns


lacking social mores (-)
"Pardon me," John said after emitting a thunderclap-like belch at the dinner table.
REL:	pardon