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detainee

Who acts: detainee, detainees, report, police · What happens: keep, hold, ask, see, have, release · To what, where: person, prison, lawyer, right, detainees, detainee

«detainee» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: detainee in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A person who is kept in prison or held by the police or the army, often without a trial yet.

The tree, 20 words
detnsubj:passnsubj:passaux:passcaseoblccconjcasedetoblccdetconjpunctadvmodcasedetobladvmodpunctrootADETpersonNOUNwhoPRONisAUXkeptVERBinADPprisonNOUNorCCONJheldVERBbyADPtheDETpoliceNOUNorCCONJtheDETarmyNOUN,PUNCToftenADVwithoutADPaDETtrialNOUNyetADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 persondet
2personpersonNOUNNumber=Sing5 keptnsubj:pass
3whowhoPRONPronType=Rel5 keptnsubj:pass
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 keptaux:pass
5keptkeepVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6ininADP_7 prisoncase
7prisonprisonNOUNNumber=Sing5 keptobl
8ororCCONJ_9 heldcc
9heldholdVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 keptconj
10bybyADP_12 policecase
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 policedet
12policepoliceNOUNNumber=Plur9 heldobl
13ororCCONJ_15 armycc
14thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art15 armydet
15armyarmyNOUNNumber=Sing12 policeconj
16,,PUNCT_17 oftenpunct
17oftenoftenADV_5 keptadvmod
18withoutwithoutADP_20 trialcase
19aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art20 trialdet
20trialtrialNOUNNumber=Sing5 keptobl
21yetyetADV_5 keptadvmod
22..PUNCT_5 keptpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1keeppresent · passivea personprisonyetwithout a trial; often propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in prison=Location
2holdparticipleby the police or the armyvn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by police=Location

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.

Example 1

The detainee asked to see a lawyer.

detnsubjmarkxcompdetobjpunctrootTheDETdetaineeNOUNaskedVERBtoPARTseeVERBaDETlawyerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 detaineedet
2detaineedetaineeNOUNNumber=Sing3 askednsubj
3askedaskVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoPART_5 seemark
5seeseeVERBVerbForm=Inf3 askedxcomp
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 lawyerdet
7lawyerlawyerNOUNNumber=Sing5 seeobj
8..PUNCT_3 askedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ask speech: askpastthe detaineevn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2see not said to happento-infinitivethe detainee not said herea lawyervn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lawyer=Stimulus

Example 2

All detainees have the right to food and water.

detnsubjdetobjcasenmodccconjpunctrootAllDETdetaineesNOUNhaveVERBtheDETrightNOUNtoADPfoodNOUNandCCONJwaterNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AllallDETPronType=Tot2 detaineesdet
2detaineesdetaineeNOUNNumber=Plur3 havensubj
3havehaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 rightdet
5rightrightNOUNNumber=Sing3 haveobj
6totoADP_7 foodcase
7foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing5 rightnmod
8andandCCONJ_9 watercc
9waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing7 foodconj
10..PUNCT_3 havepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentall detaineesthe rightto food and watervn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient

Example 3

The detainees were released after questioning.

detnsubj:passaux:passmarkadvclpunctrootTheDETdetaineesNOUNwereAUXreleasedVERBafterSCONJquestioningVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 detaineesdet
2detaineesdetaineeNOUNNumber=Plur4 releasednsubj:pass
3werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 releasedaux:pass
4releasedreleaseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5afterafterSCONJ_6 questioningmark
6questioningquestionVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 releasedadvcl
7..PUNCT_4 releasedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1releasepast · passivethe detaineesvn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source
2question speech: othergerundvn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The report described how detainees were treated.

detnsubjadvmodnsubj:passaux:passadvclpunctrootTheDETreportNOUNdescribedVERBhowADVdetaineesNOUNwereAUXtreatedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 reportdet
2reportreportNOUNNumber=Sing3 describednsubj
3describeddescribeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4howhowADVPronType=Int7 treatedadvmod
5detaineesdetaineeNOUNNumber=Plur7 treatednsubj:pass
6werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 treatedaux:pass
7treatedtreatVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 describedadvcl
8..PUNCT_3 describedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1describepastthe reportvn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
2treatpast · passivedetaineesvn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 5

Each detainee was given a blanket.

detnsubj:passaux:passdetobjpunctrootEachDETdetaineeNOUNwasAUXgivenVERBaDETblanketNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EacheachDETPronType=Tot2 detaineedet
2detaineedetaineeNOUNNumber=Sing4 givennsubj:pass
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 givenaux:pass
4givengiveVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 blanketdet
6blanketblanketNOUNNumber=Sing4 givenobj
7..PUNCT_4 givenpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1givepast · passiveeach detaineevn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient blanket=Theme

Example 6

The police took the detainee to the station.

detnsubjdetobjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETpoliceNOUNtookVERBtheDETdetaineeNOUNtoADPtheDETstationNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 policedet
2policepoliceNOUNNumber=Plur3 tooknsubj
3tooktakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 detaineedet
5detaineedetaineeNOUNNumber=Sing3 tookobj
6totoADP_8 stationcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 stationdet
8stationstationNOUNNumber=Sing3 tookobl
9..PUNCT_3 tookpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takepastthe policethe detaineethe stationvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent detainee=Theme to station=Destination

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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