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lawful

Who acts: Lawful, you, wicked, he, son, It · What happens: mean, allow, obey, accord, be, turn · To what, where: law, wickedness, statutes, bike, path, lawful methods · Speech: someone speaks here

«lawful» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: lawful in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Lawful means allowed by the law, legal.

nsubjccompcasedetoblpunctamodpunctrootLawfulADJmeansVERBallowedVERBbyADPtheDETlawNOUN,PUNCTlegalADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3allowedallowVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 meansccomp
4bybyADP_6 lawcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 lawdet
6lawlawNOUNNumber=Sing3 allowedobl
7,,PUNCT_8 legalpunct
8legallegalADJDegree=Pos6 lawamod
9..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentLawfulvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2allowparticipleby the lawvn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer

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

Lawful can also mean obeying the law or right according to rules.

nsubjauxadvmodxcompdetobjccamodcasefixedconjpunctrootLawfulADJcanAUXalsoADVmeanVERBobeyingVERBtheDETlawNOUNorCCONJrightADJaccordingVERBtoADPrulesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos4 meannsubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin4 meanaux
3alsoalsoADV_4 meanadvmod
4meanmeanVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5obeyingobeyVERBVerbForm=Ger4 meanxcomp
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 lawdet
7lawlawNOUNNumber=Sing5 obeyingobj
8ororCCONJ_12 rulescc
9rightrightADJDegree=Pos12 rulesamod
10accordingaccordVERBExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part12 rulescase
11totoADP_10 accordingfixed
12rulesruleNOUNNumber=Plur7 lawconj
13..PUNCT_4 meanpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meancanLawfulvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2obey not said to happengerundLawful not said herethe law or right rulesvn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme
3accordgerundvn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 1

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, (Prophets EZK.18.5, JPS 1917)

The tree, 18 words
ccmarkdetnsubjcopadvmodpunctccobjnsubjcopcsubjccconjpunctpunctoblappospunctflatflatpunctrootButCCONJifSCONJaDETmanNOUNbeAUXjustADV,PUNCTandCCONJdoVERBthatPRONwhichPRONisAUXlawfulADJandCCONJrightADJ,PUNCT(PUNCTProphetsNOUNEZK.18.5PROPN,PUNCTJPSPROPN1917NUM)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ButbutCCONJ_9 docc
2ififSCONJ_5 bemark
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 mandet
4manmanNOUNNumber=Sing5 bensubj
5bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf9 docop
6justjustADV_5 beadvmod
7,,PUNCT_9 dopunct
8andandCCONJ_9 docc
9dodoVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
10thatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem9 doobj
11whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel13 lawfulnsubj
12isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 lawfulcop
13lawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos9 docsubj
14andandCCONJ_15 rightcc
15rightrightADJDegree=Pos13 lawfulconj
16,,PUNCT_18 Prophetspunct
17((PUNCT_18 Prophetspunct
18ProphetsprophetNOUNNumber=Plur9 doobl
19EZK.18.5EZK.18.5PROPNNumber=Sing18 Prophetsappos
20,,PUNCT_21 JPSpunct
21JPSJPSPROPNNumber=Sing19 EZK.18.5flat
2219171917NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card19 EZK.18.5flat
23))PUNCT_18 Prophetspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1isimperativeyou not said hereProphets obl; do propertytree rules
2ispresentlawful propertytree rules
3betree rules

Example 2

And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. (Prophets EZK.33.19, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

The tree, 20 words
ccmarkdetnsubjadvclcasenmod:possoblpunctccconjmarknsubjcopccompccconjpunctnsubjauxadvmodpunctrootAndCCONJwhenSCONJtheDETwickedADJturnethVERBfromADPhisPRONwickednessNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJdoethVERBthatSCONJwhichPRONisAUXlawfulADJandCCONJrightADJ,PUNCThePRONshallAUXliveVERBtherebyADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_21 livecc
2whenwhenSCONJ_5 turnethmark
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 wickeddet
4wickedwickedADJDegree=Pos5 turnethnsubj
5turnethturnVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin21 liveadvcl
6fromfromADP_8 wickednesscase
7hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 wickednessnmod:poss
8wickednesswickednessNOUNNumber=Sing5 turnethobl
9,,PUNCT_11 doethpunct
10andandCCONJ_11 doethcc
11doethdoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 turnethconj
12thatthatSCONJ_15 lawfulmark
13whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel15 lawfulnsubj
14isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin15 lawfulcop
15lawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos11 doethccomp
16andandCCONJ_17 rightcc
17rightrightADJDegree=Pos15 lawfulconj
18,,PUNCT_5 turnethpunct
19hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs21 livensubj
20shallshallAUXVerbForm=Fin21 liveaux
21liveliveVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
22therebytherebyADV_21 liveadvmod
23..PUNCT_21 livepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1turnpresentthe wickedhis wickednessvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from wickedness=Trajectory
2dopresentthe wicked not said herevn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3ispresentlawful propertytree rules
4betree rules
5liveshallhethereby propertyvn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.33.19, JPS 1917)

punctappospunctflatflatpunctroot(PUNCTProphetsNOUNEZK.33.19PROPN,PUNCTJPSPROPN1917NUM)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 Prophetspunct
2ProphetsprophetNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
3EZK.33.19EZK.33.19PROPNNumber=Sing2 Prophetsappos
4,,PUNCT_5 JPSpunct
5JPSJPSPROPNNumber=Sing3 EZK.33.19flat
619171917NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 EZK.33.19flat
7))PUNCT_2 Prophetspunct

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

Example 3

When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all My statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. (Prophets EZK.18.19, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all My statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

The tree, 25 words
markdetnsubjadvclxcompmarknsubjcopadvclccconjpunctccconjxcompdet:predetnmod:possobjpunctccaux:passobjpunctnsubjauxadvmodadvclpunctrootWhenSCONJtheDETsonNOUNhathVERBdoneVERBthatSCONJwhichPRONisAUXlawfulADJandCCONJrightADJ,PUNCTandCCONJhathVERBkeptVERBallDETMyPRONstatutesNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJhathAUXdoneVERBthemPRON,PUNCThePRONshallAUXsurelyADVliveVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhenwhenSCONJ_4 hathmark
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 sondet
3sonsonNOUNNumber=Sing4 hathnsubj
4hathhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin22 doneadvcl
5donedoVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 hathxcomp
6thatthatSCONJ_9 lawfulmark
7whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel9 lawfulnsubj
8isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 lawfulcop
9lawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos5 doneadvcl
10andandCCONJ_11 rightcc
11rightrightADJDegree=Pos9 lawfulconj
12,,PUNCT_14 hathpunct
13andandCCONJ_14 hathcc
14hathhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 hathconj
15keptkeepVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass14 hathxcomp
16allallDETPronType=Tot18 statutesdet:predet
17MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs18 statutesnmod:poss
18statutesstatuteNOUNNumber=Plur15 keptobj
19,,PUNCT_22 donepunct
20andandCCONJ_22 donecc
21hathhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin22 doneaux:pass
22donedoVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
23themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs22 doneobj
24,,PUNCT_22 donepunct
25hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs28 livensubj
26shallshallAUXVerbForm=Fin28 liveaux
27surelysurelyADV_28 liveadvmod
28liveliveVERBVerbForm=Inf22 doneadvcl
29..PUNCT_22 donepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentthe sontree rules
2doparticiplethe son not said herevn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3ispresentlawful propertytree rules
4betree rules
5havepresentthe son not said heretree rules
6keepparticiplethe son not said hereMy statutesvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statute=Theme
7dopresent · passivestatutes = statutevn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: they=Eventuality
8liveshallsonsurely propertyvn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.18.19, JPS 1917)

punctappospunctflatflatpunctroot(PUNCTProphetsNOUNEZK.18.19PROPN,PUNCTJPSPROPN1917NUM)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 Prophetspunct
2ProphetsprophetNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
3EZK.18.19EZK.18.19PROPNNumber=Sing2 Prophetsappos
4,,PUNCT_5 JPSpunct
5JPSJPSPROPNNumber=Sing3 EZK.18.19flat
619171917NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 EZK.18.19flat
7))PUNCT_2 Prophetspunct

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

Example 4

It is lawful to ride a bike on this path.

nsubjcopmarkcsubjdetobjcasedetoblpunctrootItPRONisAUXlawfulADJtoPARTrideVERBaDETbikeNOUNonADPthisDETpathNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 lawfulnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 lawfulcop
3lawfullawfulADJDegree=Posrootroot
4totoPART_5 ridemark
5riderideVERBVerbForm=Inf3 lawfulcsubj
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 bikedet
7bikebikeNOUNNumber=Sing5 rideobj
8ononADP_10 pathcase
9thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem10 pathdet
10pathpathNOUNNumber=Sing5 rideobl
11..PUNCT_3 lawfulpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentItlawful propertytree rules
2rideto-infinitivea bikethis pathvn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme

Example 5

The police must use only lawful methods.

detnsubjauxadvmodamodobjpunctrootTheDETpoliceNOUNmustAUXuseVERBonlyADVlawfulADJmethodsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 policedet
2policepoliceNOUNNumber=Plur4 usensubj
3mustmustAUXVerbForm=Fin4 useaux
4useuseVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5onlyonlyADV_7 methodsadvmod
6lawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos7 methodsamod
7methodsmethodNOUNNumber=Plur4 useobj
8..PUNCT_4 usepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usemustthe policelawful methodsvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Patient

Example 6

She is the lawful owner of the house.

nsubjcopdetamodcasedetnmodpunctrootShePRONisAUXtheDETlawfulADJownerNOUNofADPtheDEThouseNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 ownernsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 ownercop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 ownerdet
4lawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos5 owneramod
5ownerownerNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_8 housecase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 housedet
8househouseNOUNNumber=Sing5 ownernmod
9..PUNCT_5 ownerpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentShethe lawful ownerof the housetree rules

Example 7

Fishing here without a licence is not lawful.

nsubjadvmodcasedetnmodcopadvmodpunctrootFishingNOUNhereADVwithoutADPaDETlicenceNOUNisAUXnotPARTlawfulADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FishingfishingNOUNNumber=Sing8 lawfulnsubj
2herehereADVPronType=Dem1 Fishingadvmod
3withoutwithoutADP_5 licencecase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 licencedet
5licencelicenceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Fishingnmod
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 lawfulcop
7notnotPARTPolarity=Neg8 lawfuladvmod
8lawfullawfulADJDegree=Posrootroot
9..PUNCT_8 lawfulpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not ispresentFishing without a licencelawful propertytree rules

Example 8

Citizens have the lawful right to vote.

nsubjdetamodobjmarkaclpunctrootCitizensNOUNhaveVERBtheDETlawfulADJrightNOUNtoPARTvoteVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CitizenscitizenNOUNNumber=Plur2 havensubj
2havehaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 rightdet
4lawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos5 rightamod
5rightrightNOUNNumber=Sing2 haveobj
6totoPART_7 votemark
7votevoteVERBVerbForm=Inf5 rightacl
8..PUNCT_2 havepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentCitizensthe lawful rightvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient
2voteto-infinitiveCitizens not said herethe lawful right not said herevn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 9

In the story, the knight was lawful and fair.

casedetoblpunctdetnsubjcopccconjpunctrootInADPtheDETstoryNOUN,PUNCTtheDETknightNOUNwasAUXlawfulADJandCCONJfairADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 storycase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 storydet
3storystoryNOUNNumber=Sing8 lawfulobl
4,,PUNCT_3 storypunct
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 knightdet
6knightknightNOUNNumber=Sing8 lawfulnsubj
7wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 lawfulcop
8lawfullawfulADJDegree=Posrootroot
9andandCCONJ_10 faircc
10fairfairADJDegree=Pos8 lawfulconj
11..PUNCT_8 lawfulpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe knightthe storylawful propertytree rules
2bethe knight not said heretree rules

Example 10

The first care of Adrastus was to aid Polynices in regaining possession of his lawful share in the government of Thebes.

The tree, 21 words
detamodnsubjcasenmodcopmarkobjmarkadvclobjcasenmod:possamodnmodcasedetoblcasenmodpunctrootTheDETfirstADJcareNOUNofADPAdrastusPROPNwasAUXtoPARTaidVERBPolynicesNOUNinSCONJregainingVERBpossessionNOUNofADPhisPRONlawfulADJshareNOUNinADPtheDETgovernmentNOUNofADPThebesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 caredet
2firstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord3 careamod
3carecareNOUNNumber=Sing8 aidnsubj
4ofofADP_5 Adrastuscase
5AdrastusAdrastusPROPNNumber=Sing3 carenmod
6wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 aidcop
7totoPART_8 aidmark
8aidaidVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
9PolynicespolyniceNOUNNumber=Plur8 aidobj
10ininSCONJ_11 regainingmark
11regainingregainVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part8 aidadvcl
12possessionpossessionNOUNNumber=Sing11 regainingobj
13ofofADP_16 sharecase
14hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs16 sharenmod:poss
15lawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos16 shareamod
16shareshareNOUNNumber=Sing12 possessionnmod
17ininADP_19 governmentcase
18thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 governmentdet
19governmentgovernmentNOUNNumber=Sing11 regainingobl
20ofofADP_21 Thebescase
21ThebesthebeNOUNNumber=Plur19 governmentnmod
22..PUNCT_8 aidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe first care of Adrastusaid propertytree rules
2regaingerundthe first care of Adrastus not said herepossession of Adrastus's lawful sharethe government of Thebesvn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme
3careAdrastusnom care «act intransitive»: of=agent
4possessAdrastus's lawful sharenom possession «act transitive»: of=patient
5shareAdrastusnom share «possession transitive»: poss=agent

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