criminal

Who acts: person, It, police, Stealing, He, detective · What happens: break, do, be, waste, catch, have · To what, where: law, crime, food, criminal, criminal act, criminal record · Speech: someone speaks here

«criminal» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: criminal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who has broken the law and done a crime.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 broken	nsubj
4	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 broken	aux
5	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 person	acl:relcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 law	det
7	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 broken	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 done	cc
9	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 broken	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 crime	det
11	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 done	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	present · perfect	a person	the law					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer law=Patient
2	do	participle	a person not said here	a crime					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Eventuality

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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with crime or with the law about crime (a criminal act, criminal law).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 crime	case
4	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 law	cc
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 law	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 law	det
8	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crime	conj
9	about	about	ADP	_	10 crime	case
10	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 law	nmod
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 act	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 act	det
13	criminal	criminal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 act	amod
14	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 crime	appos
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 law	punct
16	criminal	criminal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 law	amod
17	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 act	nmod
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 act	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with crime or the law about crime	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Very wrong, wasteful or unfair: «It's criminal to waste all that food.».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 wrong	advmod
2	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 wasteful	punct
4	wasteful	wasteful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wrong	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 unfair	cc
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wrong	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 criminal	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 criminal	punct
9	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 criminal	nsubj
10	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 criminal	cop
11	criminal	criminal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wrong	conj
12	to	to	PART	_	13 waste	mark
13	waste	waste	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 criminal	csubj
14	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 food	det:predet
15	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 food	det
16	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 waste	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 criminal	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 criminal	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	It					criminal property	tree rules
2	waste in a quote	to-infinitive		all food					vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient

Example 1

The police caught the criminal.

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 caught	nsubj
3	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 criminal	det
5	criminal	criminal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caught	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	the police	the criminal					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent criminal=Theme

Example 2

Stealing is a criminal act.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stealing	stealing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 act	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 act	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 act	det
4	criminal	criminal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 act	amod
5	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Stealing	a criminal act					tree rules

Example 3

He has no criminal record.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 record	det
4	criminal	criminal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 record	amod
5	record	record	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	He	no criminal record					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Patient

Example 4

It's criminal to throw away good food!

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	3 criminal	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 criminal	cop
3	criminal	criminal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 throw	mark
5	throw	throw	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 criminal	advcl
6	away	away	ADV	_	5 throw	advmod
7	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 food	amod
8	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 throw	obj
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 criminal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					criminal property	tree rules
2	throw away	to-infinitive		good food				away property	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme

Example 5

The detective tracked down the criminals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	tracked	track	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 detective	acl
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 tracked	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 criminals	det
6	criminals	criminal	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 tracked	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 detective	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	track down	participle	the detective not said here	the criminals					vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent criminal=Theme

Example 6

Spraying graffiti on walls is criminal damage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spraying	spray	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 damage	csubj
2	graffiti	graffiti	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Spraying	obj
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 walls	case
4	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Spraying	obl
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 damage	cop
6	criminal	criminal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 damage	amod
7	damage	damage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 damage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spray	gerund		graffiti		walls			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent graffiti=Theme on wall=Destination
2	is a	present	Spraying	criminal damage					tree rules

Example 7

The hardened criminal casts an impatient look at the bright ray.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 criminal	det
2	hardened	harden	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 criminal	amod
3	criminal	criminal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 casts	nsubj
4	casts	cast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 look	det
6	impatient	impatient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 look	amod
7	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 casts	obj
8	at	at	ADP	_	11 ray	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 ray	det
10	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 ray	amod
11	ray	ray	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 casts	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 casts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	harden	participle							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	cast	present	the hardened criminal	a impatient look		the bright ray			vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent look=Theme at ray=Destination

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