Predicate: swindle
Roleset id: swindle.01 , cheat, steal, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
swindle.01: SWINDLE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'swindle' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 10.6. (from swindle.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| swindle (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: entity removing (vnrole: 10.6-1-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: thing being removed (vnrole: 10.6-1-Theme)
Arg2-DIR: removed from (vnrole: 10.6-1-Source)
Example: just one arg
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
The Attorney General's investigation was sparked by lawsuits and charges by angry California businesspeople that [they]-2 were swindled [*-2]in a bureau-sponsored directory project contracted by Better Book.
Rel: swindled
Arg2: [*-2]
ArgM-LOC: in a bureau-sponsored directory project contracted by Better Book
Example: ARG2
The Attorney General 's investigation was sparked by lawsuits and charges by angry California businesspeople that they were swindled in a bureau - sponsored directory project contracted by Better Book .
Arg2: they
Rel: swindled
Argm-loc: in a bureau - sponsored directory project contracted by Better Book