law

Who acts: law, everyone, rule, people, he, this · What happens: be, make, follow, mean, seem, study · To what, where: rule, all, subject, lawyers, law, us · Speech: someone speaks here

«law» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 15 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: law in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A law is a rule made by a government that everyone in a country or place must follow.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 law	det
2	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rule	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 rule	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 rule	det
5	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 rule	acl
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 government	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 government	det
9	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obl:agent
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	18 follow	mark
11	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	18 follow	nsubj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 country	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 country	det
14	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 everyone	nmod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 place	cc
16	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 country	conj
17	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 follow	aux
18	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 made	advcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 rule	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a law	a rule	tree rules
2	make	participle		a rule not said here	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	follow	must	everyone		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

The law means all of these rules together, and the system of police and courts.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 law	det
2	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 means	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 rules	case
6	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	7 rules	det
7	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 all	nmod
8	together	together	ADV	_	4 all	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 system	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 system	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 system	det
12	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	parataxis
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 police	case
14	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 system	nmod
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 courts	cc
16	courts	court	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 system	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the law	all					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Topic

Meaning 3

A law of science (or of nature) is a rule that always seems to be true, such as the law of gravity.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 law	det
2	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rule	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 science	case
4	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 law	nmod
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 nature	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 nature	cc
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 nature	case
8	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 science	appos
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 nature	punct
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 rule	cop
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 rule	det
12	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 seems	nsubj
14	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	15 seems	advmod
15	seems	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 rule	acl:relcl
16	to	to	PART	_	18 true	mark
17	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	18 true	cop
18	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 seems	xcomp
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 law	punct
20	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	23 law	case
21	as	as	ADP	_	20 such	fixed
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 law	det
23	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 true	conj
24	of	of	ADP	_	25 gravity	case
25	gravity	gravity	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 law	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 rule	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a law of science	a rule		tree rules
2	seem	present	a rule		always property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
3	is	to-infinitive	a rule not said here		true property	tree rules

Meaning 4

Law is also the subject people study to become lawyers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 subject	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 subject	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 subject	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 subject	det
5	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 study	nsubj
7	study	study	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 subject	acl:relcl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 become	mark
9	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 study	xcomp
10	lawyers	lawyer	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 become	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 subject	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	Law	the subject	tree rules
2	study	present	people	the subject not said here	tree rules
3	become	to-infinitive	people not said here	lawyers	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. (Torah DEU.27.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cursed	curse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 lieth	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 lieth	cop
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 lieth	nsubj
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	5 lieth	mark
5	lieth	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 mother	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 mother	nmod:poss
8	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lieth	obl
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 law	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 law	case
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 in	punct
12	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mother	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lieth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curse	participle							vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	infinitive	he					with his mother in law; lie property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.27.23, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.27.23	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.27.23	compound
3	DEU.27.23	DEU.27.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.27.23	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.27.23	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

And this is the law of the guilt-offering: it is most holy. (Torah LEV.7.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And this is the law of the guilt-offering: it is most holy.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 law	cc
2	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 law	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 law	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 law	det
5	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	10 offering	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 offering	det
8	guilt	guilt	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 offering	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 guilt	punct
10	offering	offering	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 law	nmod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 holy	punct
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 holy	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 holy	cop
14	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	15 holy	amod
15	holy	holy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 law	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 law	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	this	the law				of the guilt offering	tree rules
2	is	present	offering					holy property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.7.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.7.1	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.7.1	compound
3	LEV.7.1	LEV.7.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.7.1	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.7.1	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. (Torah DEU.33.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moses	Moses	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 commanded	nsubj
2	commanded	command	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 commanded	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 law	det
5	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 commanded	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 inheritance	punct
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 inheritance	det
8	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 law	appos
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 congregation	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 congregation	det
11	congregation	congregation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 inheritance	nmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 Jacob	case
13	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 congregation	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 commanded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	command	past	Moses	us					tree rules
2	inherit			the congregation of Jacob					nom inheritance «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.33.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.33.4	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.33.4	compound
3	DEU.33.4	DEU.33.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.33.4	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.33.4	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

O how love I Thy law! (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: O how love I Thy law!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	O	o	INTJ	_	6 law	discourse
2	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 law	advmod
3	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 law	nsubj
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 law	nsubj
5	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 law	nmod:poss
6	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 law	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.119.97	PSA.119.97	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.97	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.97	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

Behold, this is the law of the house. (Prophets EZK.43.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Behold, this is the law of the house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Behold	behold	INTJ	_	6 law	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Behold	punct
3	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 law	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 law	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 law	det
6	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 house	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 house	det
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 law	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 law	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	this	the law				of the house	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.43.12, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	EZK.43.12	EZK.43.12	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.43.12	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.43.12	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. (Writings 1CH.2.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	9 bore	cc
2	Tamar	Tamar	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 bore	nsubj
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 daughter	nmod:poss
4	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Tamar	appos
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 law	punct
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 law	case
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 in	punct
8	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Tamar	appos
9	bore	bear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 bore	obj
11	Perez	Perez	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 bore	obj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 Zerah	cc
13	Zerah	Zerah	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Perez	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 bore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	past	Tamar	Perez and Zerah	him = he				vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary perez=Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings 1CH.2.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1CH.2.4	1CH.2.4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Writings	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1CH.2.4	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 7

It is against the law to steal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 law	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 law	cop
3	against	against	ADP	_	5 law	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 law	det
5	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 steal	mark
7	steal	steal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 law	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 law	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					against the law	tree rules
2	steal	to-infinitive							vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

In many countries, wearing a seat belt is the law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 countries	case
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 countries	amod
3	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 wearing	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 countries	punct
5	wearing	wear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 law	csubj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 belt	det
7	seat	seat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 belt	compound
8	belt	belt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wearing	obj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 law	cop
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 law	det
11	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 law	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	gerund		a seat belt		many countries			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent belt=Theme
2	is a	present	wearing	the law					tree rules

Example 9

People who break the law may have to pay a fine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 have	nsubj
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 break	nsubj
3	break	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 People	acl:relcl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 law	det
5	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 break	obj
6	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 have	aux
7	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 pay	mark
9	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 have	xcomp
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 fine	det
11	fine	fine	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pay	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	break	present	People	the law	vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer law=Patient
2	have	may	People		tree rules
3	pay	to-infinitive	People not said here	a fine	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fine=Asset

Example 10

Laws are made by the government.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux:pass
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 government	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 government	det
6	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl:agent
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive	the government	Laws					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product

Example 11

The police help to keep the law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 police	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 help	nsubj
3	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 keep	mark
5	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 help	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 law	det
7	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 keep	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	the police						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	keep	to-infinitive	the police not said here	the law					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme

Example 12

The law of gravity explains why things fall down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 law	det
2	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 explains	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 gravity	case
4	gravity	gravity	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 law	nmod
5	explains	explain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	8 fall	advmod
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 fall	nsubj
8	fall	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 explains	ccomp
9	down	down	ADP	_	8 fall	compound:prt
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 explains	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	present	the law of gravity						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	fall down	present	things						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 13

My aunt studied law at university.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 aunt	nmod:poss
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 studied	nsubj
3	studied	study	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 studied	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 university	case
6	university	university	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 studied	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 studied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	study	past	My aunt	law		university			vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Topic

Example 14

By law, children must go to school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	2 law	case
2	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 go	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 law	punct
4	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 go	nsubj
5	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 go	aux
6	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 school	case
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 go	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	must	children			school		by law	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial_Location

Example 15

The laws of nature are unchangeable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 laws	det
2	laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 unchangeable	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 nature	case
4	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 laws	nmod
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 unchangeable	cop
6	unchangeable	unchangeable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 unchangeable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the laws of nature					unchangeable property	tree rules

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