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lawful

Who acts: Lawful, It, police, She, Fishing, Citizens · What happens: mean, allow, obey, accord, be, ride · To what, where: law, bike, path, lawful methods, lawful owner, lawful right · Speech: someone speaks here

«lawful» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: lawful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Lawful means allowed by the law, legal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 means	ccomp
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 law	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 law	det
6	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 allowed	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 legal	punct
8	legal	legal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 law	amod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Lawful						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	allow	participle						by the law	vn 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.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	obeying	obey	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 mean	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 law	det
7	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 obeying	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 rules	cc
9	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 rules	amod
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 rules	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 law	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Lawful						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	obey not said to happen	gerund	Lawful not said here	the law or right rules					vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme
3	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 1

It is lawful to ride a bike on this path.

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 lawful	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 lawful	cop
3	lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 ride	mark
5	ride	ride	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 lawful	csubj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bike	det
7	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ride	obj
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 path	case
9	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 path	det
10	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ride	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lawful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					lawful property	tree rules
2	ride	to-infinitive		a bike		this path			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme

Example 2

The police must use only lawful methods.

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	4 use	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 use	aux
4	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	only	only	ADV	_	7 methods	advmod
6	lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 methods	amod
7	methods	method	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 use	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	must	the police	lawful methods					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Patient

Example 3

She is the lawful owner of the house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 owner	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 owner	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 owner	det
4	lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 owner	amod
5	owner	owner	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 house	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 house	det
8	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 owner	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 owner	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	She	the lawful owner				of the house	tree rules

Example 4

Fishing here without a licence is not lawful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lawful	nsubj
2	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	1 Fishing	advmod
3	without	without	ADP	_	5 licence	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 licence	det
5	licence	licence	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Fishing	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 lawful	cop
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 lawful	advmod
8	lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 lawful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	Fishing without a licence					lawful property	tree rules

Example 5

Citizens have the lawful right to vote.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Citizens	citizen	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 right	det
4	lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 right	amod
5	right	right	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 vote	mark
7	vote	vote	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 right	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Citizens	the lawful right					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient
2	vote	to-infinitive	Citizens not said here	the lawful right not said here					vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 6

In the story, the knight was lawful and fair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lawful	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 knight	det
6	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lawful	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 lawful	cop
8	lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 fair	cc
10	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 lawful	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 lawful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the knight			the story		lawful property	tree rules
2	be		the knight not said here						tree rules

Example 7

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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 care	det
2	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 care	amod
3	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 aid	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 Adrastus	case
5	Adrastus	Adrastus	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 care	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 aid	cop
7	to	to	PART	_	8 aid	mark
8	aid	aid	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	Polynices	polynice	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 aid	obj
10	in	in	SCONJ	_	11 regaining	mark
11	regaining	regain	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 aid	advcl
12	possession	possession	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 regaining	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	16 share	case
14	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 share	nmod:poss
15	lawful	lawful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 share	amod
16	share	share	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 possession	nmod
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 government	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 government	det
19	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 regaining	obl
20	of	of	ADP	_	21 Thebes	case
21	Thebes	thebe	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 government	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 aid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the first care of Adrastus					aid property	tree rules
2	regain	gerund	the first care of Adrastus not said here	possession of Adrastus's lawful share		the government of Thebes			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme
3	care		Adrastus						nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent
4	possess			Adrastus's lawful share					nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient
5	share		Adrastus						nom share «possession transitive»: poss=agent

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