Roleset spawn.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to produce in large numbers, to give rise to":

Roles:

Arg0:causer


Arg1:thing spawned

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Last year 's appeals court decision , for instance , spawned several suits , reportedly including a recent action by the heirs of singer Bobby Darin against McDonald 's Corp. over its `` Mac Tonight '' TV commercials , a rough parody of Mr. Darin 's `` Mack the Knife '' trademark .
Arg0:	Last year 's appeals court decision
ArgM-DIS:	for instance
REL:	spawned
Arg1:	several suits , reportedly including a recent action by the heirs of singer Bobby Darin against McDonald 's Corp. over its `` Mac Tonight '' TV commercials , a rough parody of Mr. Darin 's `` Mack the Knife '' trademark