repeal

Who acts: law, act, Parliament, repeal, People, you · What happens: end, count, vote, repeal, march, ask · To what, where: law, old law, Corn Laws, Britain, Prohibition, USA · Speech: someone speaks here

«repeal» 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: repeal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

To officially end a law so that it no longer counts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 end	mark
2	officially	officially	ADV	_	3 end	advmod
3	end	end	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 law	det
5	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 end	obj
6	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	11 counts	mark
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 so	fixed
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 counts	nsubj
9	no	no	ADV	_	10 longer	advmod
10	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	11 counts	advmod
11	counts	count	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 end	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 end	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	to-infinitive		a law				officially property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality law=Eventuality
2	count	present	law					long property	vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The act of ending a law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 ending	mark
4	ending	end	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 law	det
6	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ending	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	gerund	the act not said here	a law					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality law=Eventuality

Example 1

Parliament voted to repeal the old law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 voted	nsubj
2	voted	vote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 repeal	mark
4	repeal	repeal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 voted	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 law	det
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 law	amod
7	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 repeal	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 voted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	vote	past	Parliament						tree rules
2	repeal	to-infinitive	Parliament not said here	the old law					tree rules

Example 2

The Corn Laws were repealed in Britain in 1846.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Laws	det
2	Corn	Corn	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Laws	compound
3	Laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 repealed	nsubj:pass
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 repealed	aux:pass
5	repealed	repeal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Britain	case
7	Britain	Britain	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 repealed	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 1846	case
9	1846	1846	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 repealed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 repealed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repeal	past · passive		the Corn Laws		Britain		in 1846	tree rules

Example 3

In the USA, Prohibition was ended by the repeal of a law in 1933.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 USA	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 USA	det
3	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 ended	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 USA	punct
5	Prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ended	nsubj:pass
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 ended	aux:pass
7	ended	end	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 repeal	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 repeal	det
10	repeal	repeal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ended	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 law	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 law	det
13	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 repeal	nmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 1933	case
15	1933	1933	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 ended	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ended	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	past · passive	the repeal of a law	Prohibition		the USA		in 1933	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality subject=Eventuality
2	repeal			a law					nom repeal «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

People marched to ask for the unfair tax to be repealed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 marched	nsubj
2	marched	march	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 ask	mark
4	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 marched	xcomp
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 tax	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tax	det
7	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tax	amod
8	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ask	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	11 repealed	mark
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 repealed	aux:pass
11	repealed	repeal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 tax	acl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 marched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	march	past	People		tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive	People not said here	for the unfair tax	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	repeal	to-infinitive · passive	People not said here		tree rules

Example 5

The repeal of the rule means you can now ride bikes in the park.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 repeal	det
2	repeal	repeal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 rule	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rule	det
5	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 repeal	nmod
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 ride	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 ride	aux
9	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	10 ride	advmod
10	ride	ride	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 means	ccomp
11	bikes	bike	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 ride	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 park	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 park	det
14	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ride	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	mean	present	the repeal of the rule				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	ride	can	you	bikes	the park	now	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme
3	repeal			the rule			nom repeal «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

Only lawmakers can repeal a law, not the police.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	2 lawmakers	advmod
2	lawmakers	lawmaker	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 repeal	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 repeal	aux
4	repeal	repeal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 law	det
6	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 repeal	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 police	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 police	advmod
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 police	det
10	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 law	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 repeal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repeal	can	lawmakers	a law and the police					tree rules

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