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wrongful

Who acts: Wrongful, He, court, family, wrongful punishment, She · What happens: mean, sue, say, be, win, upset · To what, where: wrongful dismissal, wrongful death case, class, wrongful conviction, wrongful decision · Speech: someone speaks here

«wrongful» 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: wrongful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Wrongful means unfair, unjust or against the law (formal, law).

The tree, 10 words
nsubjxcomppunctconjcccasedetconjpunctamodpunctconjpunctpunctrootWrongfulADJmeansVERBunfairADJ,PUNCTunjustADJorCCONJagainstADPtheDETlawNOUN(PUNCTformalADJ,PUNCTlawNOUN)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WrongfulwrongfulADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3unfairunfairADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
4,,PUNCT_5 unjustpunct
5unjustunjustADJDegree=Pos3 unfairconj
6ororCCONJ_9 lawcc
7againstagainstADP_9 lawcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 lawdet
9lawlawNOUNNumber=Sing3 unfairconj
10((PUNCT_11 formalpunct
11formalformalADJDegree=Pos9 lawamod
12,,PUNCT_13 lawpunct
13lawlawNOUNNumber=Sing11 formalconj
14))PUNCT_11 formalpunct
15..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentWrongfulunfair propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

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

He sued for wrongful arrest.

nsubjcaseamodoblpunctrootHePRONsuedVERBforADPwrongfulADJarrestNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 suednsubj
2suedsueVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3forforADP_5 arrestcase
4wrongfulwrongfulADJDegree=Pos5 arrestamod
5arrestarrestNOUNNumber=Sing2 suedobl
6..PUNCT_2 suedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1suepastHefor wrongful arresttree rules

Example 2

The court said it was wrongful dismissal.

detnsubjnsubjcopamodccomppunctrootTheDETcourtNOUNsaidVERBitPRONwasAUXwrongfulADJdismissalNOUN.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
4ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 dismissalnsubj
5wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 dismissalcop
6wrongfulwrongfulADJDegree=Pos7 dismissalamod
7dismissaldismissalNOUNNumber=Sing3 saidccomp
8..PUNCT_3 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastthe courtvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2is apastcourtwrongful dismissaltree rules

Example 3

The family won a wrongful death case.

detnsubjdetamodcompoundobjpunctrootTheDETfamilyNOUNwonVERBaDETwrongfulADJdeathNOUNcaseNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 familydet
2familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Sing3 wonnsubj
3wonwinVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 casedet
5wrongfulwrongfulADJDegree=Pos7 caseamod
6deathdeathNOUNNumber=Sing7 casecompound
7casecaseNOUNNumber=Sing3 wonobj
8..PUNCT_3 wonpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1winpastthe familya wrongful death casevn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Eventuality

Example 4

The wrongful punishment upset the class.

detamodnsubjdetobjpunctrootTheDETwrongfulADJpunishmentNOUNupsetVERBtheDETclassNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 punishmentdet
2wrongfulwrongfulADJDegree=Pos3 punishmentamod
3punishmentpunishmentNOUNNumber=Sing4 upsetnsubj
4upsetupsetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 classdet
6classclassNOUNNumber=Sing4 upsetobj
7..PUNCT_4 upsetpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1upsetpastthe wrongful punishmentthe classvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus class=Experiencer

Example 5

She fought her wrongful conviction.

nsubjnmod:possamodobjpunctrootShePRONfoughtVERBherPRONwrongfulADJconvictionNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 foughtnsubj
2foughtfightVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 convictionnmod:poss
4wrongfulwrongfulADJDegree=Pos5 convictionamod
5convictionconvictionNOUNNumber=Sing2 foughtobj
6..PUNCT_2 foughtpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fightpastSheher wrongful convictionvn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conviction=Co-Agent
2convicther = shenom conviction «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The judge corrected the wrongful decision.

detnsubjdetamodobjpunctrootTheDETjudgeNOUNcorrectedVERBtheDETwrongfulADJdecisionNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 judgedet
2judgejudgeNOUNNumber=Sing3 correctednsubj
3correctedcorrectVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 decisiondet
5wrongfulwrongfulADJDegree=Pos6 decisionamod
6decisiondecisionNOUNNumber=Sing3 correctedobj
7..PUNCT_3 correctedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1correct speech: disagreepastthe judgethe wrongful decisionvn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent decision=Patient

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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