deterrence

Who acts: people, country, strong weapons, Fines, bright lights, deterrence · What happens: stop, do, make, happen, have, hit back · To what, where: people, something, it, attacks, strong weapons, form · Speech: someone speaks here

«deterrence» 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: deterrence in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Stopping people from doing something by making them afraid of what would happen to them if they did it.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stopping	stop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Stopping	obj
3	from	from	SCONJ	_	4 doing	mark
4	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Stopping	advcl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 doing	obj
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 making	mark
7	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 doing	advcl
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 making	obj
9	afraid	afraid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 making	xcomp
10	of	of	SCONJ	_	13 happen	mark
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	13 happen	nsubj
12	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 happen	aux
13	happen	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 afraid	ccomp
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 them	case
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 happen	obl
16	if	if	SCONJ	_	18 did	mark
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 did	nsubj
18	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 happen	advcl
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 did	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stopping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	stop	gerund		people			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality people=Eventuality
2	do	gerund		something			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
3	make	gerund		people		afraid property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product
4	happen	would			people		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	do a condition, not said to happen	past	people	it			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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: politics — kept apart, not parsed.

The idea that a country can stop attacks by having strong weapons that would hit back.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 idea	det
2	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 stop	mark
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 country	det
5	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stop	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 stop	aux
7	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 idea	acl
8	attacks	attack	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 stop	obj
9	by	by	SCONJ	_	10 having	mark
10	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 stop	advcl
11	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 weapons	amod
12	weapons	weapon	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 having	obj
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 hit	nsubj
14	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 hit	aux
15	hit	hit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 weapons	acl:relcl
16	back	back	ADV	_	15 hit	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 idea	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	stop	can	a country	attacks	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality attack=Eventuality
2	have	gerund	a country not said here	strong weapons	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weapon=Patient
3	hit back	would	strong weapons		vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Fines for littering are a form of deterrence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fines	fine	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 form	nsubj
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 littering	case
3	littering	littering	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Fines	nmod
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 form	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 form	det
6	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 deterrence	case
8	deterrence	deterrence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 form	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Fines for littering	a form				of deterrence	tree rules

Example 2

The bright lights act as deterrence against burglars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lights	det
2	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 lights	amod
3	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 act	nsubj
4	act	act	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	as	as	ADP	_	6 deterrence	case
6	deterrence	deterrence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 act	obl
7	against	against	ADP	_	8 burglars	case
8	burglars	burglar	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 act	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	act	present	the bright lights					as deterrence; against burglars	vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as deterrence=Attribute

Example 3

During the Cold War, both sides relied on nuclear deterrence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	During	during	ADP	_	4 War	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 War	det
3	Cold	Cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 War	amod
4	War	War	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 relied	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 War	punct
6	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	7 sides	det
7	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 relied	nsubj:pass
8	relied	rely	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 deterrence	case
10	nuclear	nuclear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 deterrence	amod
11	deterrence	deterrence	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 relied	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 relied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rely	participle · passive		both sides		nuclear deterrence	during the Cold War		tree rules

Example 4

Some people argue that deterrence works better than punishment after a crime.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 argue	nsubj
3	argue	argue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 works	mark
5	deterrence	deterrence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 works	nsubj
6	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 argue	ccomp
7	better	well	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 works	advmod
8	than	than	ADP	_	9 punishment	case
9	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 better	obl
10	after	after	ADP	_	12 crime	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 crime	det
12	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 works	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 argue	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	argue speech: disagree	present	some people						vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	work	present	deterrence				after a crime	well property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The guard dog provides deterrence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dog	det
2	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dog	compound
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 provides	nsubj
4	provides	provide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	deterrence	deterrence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 provides	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 provides	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	provide	present	the guard dog	deterrence					vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition deterrence=Theme

Example 6

Deterrence only works if people believe the threat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Deterrence	deterrence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 works	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 works	advmod
3	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	6 believe	mark
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 believe	nsubj
6	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 works	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 threat	det
8	threat	threat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 believe	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 works	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	Deterrence						vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	believe a condition, not said to happen	present	people	the threat					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer threat=Stimulus

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