complainant Who acts: complainant, person, judge, company · What happens: be, make, bring, say, wrong, tell · To what, where: person, official complaint, case, court, they, formal complaint · Speech: someone speaks here
«complainant» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: complainant in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
A complainant is a person who makes an official complaint or brings a case to a court, saying they have been wronged.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj cc conj det obj case det obl punct advcl nsubj:pass aux aux:pass ccomp punct root A DET complainant NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON makes VERB an DET official ADJ complaint NOUN or CCONJ brings VERB a DET case NOUN to ADP a DET court NOUN , PUNCT saying VERB they PRON have AUX been AUX wronged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 complainant det 2 complainant complainant NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 complaint det 9 official official ADJ Degree=Pos 10 complaint amod 10 complaint complaint NOUN Number=Sing 7 makes obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 brings cc 12 brings bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 makes conj 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 case det 14 case case NOUN Number=Sing 12 brings obj 15 to to ADP _ 17 court case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 court det 17 court court NOUN Number=Sing 12 brings obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 saying punct 19 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 makes advcl 20 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 wronged nsubj:pass 21 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 wronged aux 22 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 23 wronged aux:pass 23 wronged wrong VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 saying ccomp 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a complainant a person tree rules 2 make present a person a official complaint vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent complaint=Product 3 bring present a person not said here a case a court vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent case=Theme to court=Destination 4 say speech: assert gerund a person not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 wrong present · perfect · passive they tree rules
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 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Anyone who makes a formal complaint, for example to a company or school.
The tree, 13 words nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj punct case obl case det obl cc conj punct root Anyone PRON who PRON makes VERB a DET formal ADJ complaint NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN to ADP a DET company NOUN or CCONJ school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 makes nsubj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Anyone acl:relcl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 complaint det 5 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 6 complaint amod 6 complaint complaint NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 example punct 8 for for ADP _ 9 example case 9 example example NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes obl 10 to to ADP _ 12 company case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 company det 12 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes obl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 school cc 14 school school NOUN Number=Sing 12 company conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Anyone punct
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1 make present a formal complaint for example; to a company or school vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent complaint=Product for example=Asset
Example 1 The complainant told the court what had happened.
det nsubj det iobj nsubj aux ccomp punct root The DET complainant NOUN told VERB the DET court NOUN what PRON had AUX happened VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 complainant det 2 complainant complainant NOUN Number=Sing 3 told nsubj 3 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 court det 5 court court NOUN Number=Sing 3 told iobj 6 what what PRON PronType=Int 8 happened nsubj 7 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 happened aux 8 happened happen VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 3 told ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past the complainant the court vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent court=Recipient clause=Topic 2 happen past · perfect vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The judge listened to both the complainant and the accused.
det nsubj case cc:preconj det obl cc det conj punct root The DET judge NOUN listened VERB to ADP both CCONJ the DET complainant NOUN and CCONJ the DET accused VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 3 listened nsubj 3 listened listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 7 complainant case 5 both both CCONJ _ 7 complainant cc:preconj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 complainant det 7 complainant complainant NOUN Number=Sing 3 listened obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 accused cc 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 accused det 10 accused accuse VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 complainant conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 listened punct
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1 listen past the judge to the complainant vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to complainant=Theme 2 accuse participle the judge not said here vn suspect-81 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The complainant asked for the money to be returned.
det nsubj case det obl mark aux:pass advcl punct root The DET complainant NOUN asked VERB for ADP the DET money NOUN to PART be AUX returned VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 complainant det 2 complainant complainant NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 money case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 money det 6 money money NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked obl 7 to to PART _ 9 returned mark 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 returned aux:pass 9 returned return VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 asked advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the complainant for the money vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 return to-infinitive · passive the complainant not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»
Example 4 The company wrote back to each complainant.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET company NOUN wrote VERB back ADV to ADP each DET complainant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 back back ADV _ 3 wrote advmod 5 to to ADP _ 7 complainant case 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 complainant det 7 complainant complainant NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write back past the company each complainant vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to complainant=Recipient
Example 5 In the case, the complainant was a shop owner.
case det obl punct det nsubj cop det compound punct root In ADP the DET case NOUN , PUNCT the DET complainant NOUN was AUX a DET shop NOUN owner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 case case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 case det 3 case case NOUN Number=Sing 10 owner obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 case punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 complainant det 6 complainant complainant NOUN Number=Sing 10 owner nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 owner cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 owner det 9 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 10 owner compound 10 owner owner NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 owner punct
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1 is a past the complainant a shop owner the case tree rules
Example 6 The complainant's name was kept secret.
det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp punct root The DET complainant NOUN 's PART name NOUN was AUX kept VERB secret ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 complainant det 2 complainant complainant NOUN Number=Sing 4 name nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 complainant case 4 name name NOUN Number=Sing 6 kept nsubj:pass 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 kept aux:pass 6 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 secret secret ADJ Degree=Pos 6 kept xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 kept punct
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1 keep past · passive the complainant's name secret property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 name the complainant nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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