Predicate: scotfree
Roleset id: scotfree.01 , without having to pay or be penalized, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
scotfree.01: SCOTFREE-J NOTES: Roleset based on instances in BOLT P01, parts 2,3. Framed by Claire. Modeled after free-j.01 because BOLT usage was more similar to this than what I would think of as normative usages of "scot free". (from scotfree.01-j)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
scotfree (j.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg1-PPT: entity getting away with something
        Arg2-DIR: punishment escaped
        Arg3-PRD: action gotten away with
Example: Args 1 & 3
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        Israel has illegally obtained and continues to have a nuclear arsenal , not to mention the innumerable UN violations against it's neighbours , yet it is metaphorically Scot free to do as it pleases .
        Arg1: it
        Argm-adv: metaphorically
        Rel: [Scot] , [free]
        Arg3: to do as it pleases
Example: Args 1 & 2
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        Luckily for him, the other guy had no insurance so he was scot-free from any hassle.
        Arg1: he
        Rel: [scot] , [free]
        Arg2: from any hassle