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Université de Montréal - Thèse sous forme numérique

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XXXFrame and <strong>de</strong>finition Core Frame Elements Lexical Units Frame relationsjudge.Court [Court]The Court imposes a Sentence on a Convict.Judge Duncan SENTENCED Marty to fiveyears un<strong>de</strong>r house <strong>de</strong>tention.Offense [off]The illegal action of which the Convict has beenfound guilty and for which they are punished.A pet store owner was SENTENCED forillegaly smuggling protected reptiles.Sentence [Sent]The Sentence is imposed on the Convict by theCourt.Judge Duncan SENTENCED Marty to fiveyears un<strong>de</strong>r house <strong>de</strong>tention.Term_of_sentence []This FE <strong>de</strong>notes the duration of the sentence.Tom will recieve a SENTENCE of five years.Severity_of_offenseIn this frame an Offense is <strong>de</strong>scribed in terms ofthe legal or other punishing action that can betaken in response to the offense.Offense [Off]The Offense is the action, crime, or event whichis <strong>de</strong>scribed in terms of what legal or punishingaction can be taken against the offen<strong>de</strong>r.actionable.a, capital.a,felonious.a, indictable.aUses: OffensesHe committed an INDICTABLE crime.

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