legislation

Who acts: Legislation, process, New legislation, countries, Making · What happens: be, make, ban, smoke, debate, protect · To what, where: law, laws, cars, legislation, wild birds, strict legislation

«legislation» 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: legislation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

Legislation is a law or a set of laws made by a parliament or government.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Legislation	legislation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 law	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 law	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 law	det
4	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 set	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 set	det
7	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 law	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 laws	case
9	laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 set	nmod
10	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 laws	acl
11	by	by	ADP	_	13 parliament	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 parliament	det
13	parliament	parliament	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 made	obl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 government	cc
15	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 parliament	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 law	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Legislation	a law or a set of laws					tree rules
2	make	participle		laws not said here				by a parliament or government	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

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: law — kept apart, not parsed.

The process of making laws.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 process	det
2	process	process	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 making	mark
4	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 process	acl
5	laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 making	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 process	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund	the process not said here	laws					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset law=Product

Example 1

New legislation bans smoking in cars with children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	New	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 legislation	amod
2	legislation	legislation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bans	nsubj
3	bans	ban	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	smoking	smoke	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 bans	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 cars	case
6	cars	car	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 smoking	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 children	case
8	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 smoking	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bans	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ban	present	New legislation						vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality
2	smoke	gerund	New legislation not said here			cars		with children	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with child=Instrument

Example 2

Parliament debated the legislation for weeks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 debated	compound
2	debated	debate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 legislation	det
4	legislation	legislation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 debated	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 weeks	case
6	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 debated	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 debated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	debate	participle		the legislation			week		vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent legislation=Co-Agent

Example 3

The legislation protects wild birds and their nests.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 legislation	det
2	legislation	legislation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 protects	nsubj
3	protects	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 birds	amod
5	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 protects	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 nests	cc
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 nests	nmod:poss
8	nests	nest	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 birds	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 protects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protect	present	the legislation		wild birds and birds's nests				vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Beneficiary

Example 4

Some countries have strict legislation about plastic bags.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 countries	det
2	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 legislation	amod
5	legislation	legislation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 bags	case
7	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bags	compound
8	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 legislation	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	some countries	strict legislation				about plastic bags	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent legislation=Patient

Example 5

Making legislation is the job of parliament.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 job	csubj
2	legislation	legislation	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 job	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 job	det
5	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 parliament	case
7	parliament	parliament	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 job	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 job	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		legislation					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset legislation=Product
2	is a	present	Making	the job				of parliament	tree rules

Example 6

The legislation will come into force next year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 legislation	det
2	legislation	legislation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 come	nsubj
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 come	aux
4	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	into	into	ADP	_	6 force	case
6	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 come	obl
7	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 year	amod
8	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 come	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	future	the legislation			force	year		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into force=Initial_Location

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