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unlawfully

Who acts: way, court, Taking, prisoner, company · What happens: mean, be, arrest, enter, say, dismiss · To what, where: man, building, workers, bike, prisoner, land · Speech: someone speaks here

«unlawfully» 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: unlawfully in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Unlawfully means in a way that is against the law.

advmodcasedetoblnsubjcopcasedetacl:relclpunctrootUnlawfullyADVmeansVERBinADPaDETwayNOUNthatPRONisAUXagainstADPtheDETlawNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UnlawfullyunlawfullyADV_2 meansadvmod
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_5 waycase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 waydet
5waywayNOUNNumber=Sing2 meansobl
6thatthatPRONPronType=Rel10 lawnsubj
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 lawcop
8againstagainstADP_10 lawcase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 lawdet
10lawlawNOUNNumber=Sing5 wayacl:relcl
11..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentin a way; unlawfully propertyvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
2ispresenta wayagainst the lawtree rules

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 man was arrested for unlawfully entering the building.

detnsubj:passaux:passmarkadvmodadvcldetobjpunctrootTheDETmanNOUNwasAUXarrestedVERBforSCONJunlawfullyADVenteringVERBtheDETbuildingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 mandet
2manmanNOUNNumber=Sing4 arrestednsubj:pass
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 arrestedaux:pass
4arrestedarrestVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5forforSCONJ_7 enteringmark
6unlawfullyunlawfullyADV_7 enteringadvmod
7enteringenterVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 arrestedadvcl
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 buildingdet
9buildingbuildingNOUNNumber=Sing7 enteringobj
10..PUNCT_4 arrestedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1arrestpast · passivethe manvn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2entergerundthe buildingunlawfully propertyvn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme building=Destination

Example 2

The court said the workers had been unlawfully dismissed.

detnsubjdetnsubj:passauxaux:passadvmodccomppunctrootTheDETcourtNOUNsaidVERBtheDETworkersNOUNhadAUXbeenAUXunlawfullyADVdismissedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 courtdet
2courtcourtNOUNNumber=Sing3 saidnsubj
3saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 workersdet
5workersworkerNOUNNumber=Plur9 dismissednsubj:pass
6hadhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 dismissedaux
7beenbeAUXTense=Past VerbForm=Part9 dismissedaux:pass
8unlawfullyunlawfullyADV_9 dismissedadvmod
9dismisseddismissVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 saidccomp
10..PUNCT_3 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastthe courtvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2dismisspast · perfect · passivethe workersunlawfully propertyvn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 3

Taking someone's bike without asking is acting unlawfully.

csubjnmod:posscaseobjmarkadvclauxadvmodpunctrootTakingVERBsomeonePRON'sPARTbikeNOUNwithoutSCONJaskingVERBisAUXactingVERBunlawfullyADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TakingtakeVERBVerbForm=Ger8 actingcsubj
2someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind4 bikenmod:poss
3's'sPART_2 someonecase
4bikebikeNOUNNumber=Sing1 Takingobj
5withoutwithoutSCONJ_6 askingmark
6askingaskVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part1 Takingadvcl
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 actingaux
8actingactVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
9unlawfullyunlawfullyADV_8 actingadvmod
10..PUNCT_8 actingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takegerundsomeone's bikevn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme
2ask speech: askgerundvn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3actpresent · progressiveTakingunlawfully propertyvn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The prisoner claimed he was held unlawfully.

detnsubjnsubjaux:passccompadvmodpunctrootTheDETprisonerNOUNclaimedVERBhePRONwasAUXheldVERBunlawfullyADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 prisonerdet
2prisonerprisonerNOUNNumber=Sing3 claimednsubj
3claimedclaimVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 heldnsubj
5wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 heldaux:pass
6heldholdVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 claimedccomp
7unlawfullyunlawfullyADV_6 heldadvmod
8..PUNCT_3 claimedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1claim speech: otherpastthe prisonervn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2holdpast · passiveprisonerunlawfully propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 5

The land had been taken unlawfully many years ago.

detnsubj:passauxaux:passadvmodamodobl:unmarkedadvmodpunctrootTheDETlandNOUNhadAUXbeenAUXtakenVERBunlawfullyADVmanyADJyearsNOUNagoADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 landdet
2landlandNOUNNumber=Sing5 takennsubj:pass
3hadhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 takenaux
4beenbeAUXTense=Past VerbForm=Part5 takenaux:pass
5takentakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6unlawfullyunlawfullyADV_7 manyadvmod
7manymanyADJDegree=Pos8 yearsamod
8yearsyearNOUNNumber=Plur9 agoobl:unmarked
9agoagoADV_5 takenadvmod
10..PUNCT_5 takenpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takepast · perfect · passivethe landago propertyvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 6

The company unlawfully dumped waste in the river.

detadvmodaclobjcasedetnmodpunctrootTheDETcompanyNOUNunlawfullyADVdumpedVERBwasteNOUNinADPtheDETriverNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 companydet
2companycompanyNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3unlawfullyunlawfullyADV_4 dumpedadvmod
4dumpeddumpVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part2 companyacl
5wastewasteNOUNNumber=Sing4 dumpedobj
6ininADP_8 rivercase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 riverdet
8riverriverNOUNNumber=Sing5 wastenmod
9..PUNCT_2 companypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1dumpparticiplethe company not said herewastethe riverunlawfully propertyvn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent waste=Theme in river=Trajectory

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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