Predicate: abolish

Roleset id: abolish.01 , get rid of, make illegal, act of doing away with something, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

abolish.01: ABOLISH-V NOTES: Member of Vncls remove-10.1. No Fncls. (from abolish.01-v) ABOLITION-N NOTES: Roleset based on expansion parallel to WordNet eventive nouns. Framed by Claire. Corresponds to VerbNet class Remove-10.1, based on verb entry abolish.01. (from abolition.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
abolish (v.)
abolition (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity getting rid of, outlawing something (vnrole: 10.1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing abolished (vnrole: 10.1-Theme)

Example: typical usage

        Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Nicholas Ridley said later in the day that the government would abolish its golden share in Jaguar, the luxury auto maker being stalked by General Motors and Ford Motor.

        Arg0: the government
        Argm-mod: would
        Rel: abolish
        Arg1: its golden share in Jaguar, the luxury auto maker being stalked by General Motors and Ford Motor

Example: Arg1, "0f-phrase"

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

        They first insisted that the abolition of the slave-trade would ruin the colonies.

        Rel: abolition
        Arg1: of the slave-trade

Example: All arguments

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

        It mentions the British celebrated their abolition of slave trade last year.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: abolition
        Arg1: of slave trade