Predicate: crossexamine

Roleset id: crossexamine.01 , question a witness (as if) after the opposition, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

crossexamine.01: CROSSEXAMINE-V NOTES: Added by Julia based on instance in ULA. (from crossexamine.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
cross-examine (v.)
crossexamine (v.)
crossexamination (n.)
cross-examination (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: interrogator
        Arg1-GOL: witness
        Arg2-PPT: subject-matter of interrogation
        Arg3-PRD: witness's role in the proceedings

Example: corpus example

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: infinitive

        They refuse to testify at a deposition , and my suggestion to them was that if we were capable of resolving something as a result of this conference , that they would then attend a deposition , because I believe [the defendants]-1 would have a right *trace*-1 to cross-examine them or otherwise examine them prior to them taking the stand .

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: cross-examine
        Arg1: them
        Argm-tmp: prior to them taking the stand

Example: passive with topic

        person: third,  tense: future,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [Kevan Walsh, ESR scientist,]-1 will be cross examined *trace*-1 on his claim Robin Bain shot from more than 20cm away

        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: cross examined
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg2: on his claim Robin Bain shot from more than 20cm away

Example: passive with predicate

        person: other,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        Last week I-1 was cross-examined *trace*-1 as an expert witness in a software litigation case in Utah.

        Argm-tmp: Last week
        Rel: cross-examined
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg3: as an expert witness
        Argm-loc: in a software litigation case in Utah