Rolesets - justify

justify

justify.01 - show to be right, valid

JUSTIFY-V NOTES: Frames file for 'justify' based on examples from full corpus. VN class message_transfer-37.1.1. FN classes deserving and justifying. Updated 5/11 by Katie. (from justify.01-v)
JUSTIFICATION-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, justify.01. Corresponds to VNcls transfer_mesg-37.1.1. (from justification.01-n)
JUSTIFIED-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-1, justify-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls message_transfer-37.1.1. (from justified.01-j)
Arg structure from the verb generally preserved. (from justified.01-j)

Aliases:

justification (n.)
justified (j.)
justify (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: justifier
ARG1-PPT: decision or attitude being shown to be right
ARG2-MNR: explicit instrument
ARG3-PRD: secondary predication
ARG4-GOL: benefactive, justified to

justify-v: simple transitive

As a country superimposes its cultural and political attitudes on others ,
itARG0
searches its heritage in hopes of
justifyingrel
its aggressivenessARG1
.

justify-v: instrument and attribute

Since the hazards of poor communication are so greatARGM-CAU
,
canARGM-MOD
be
justifiedrel
as a habitable siteARG3
only on the basis of unusual productivity such as is made available by a waterfall for milling purposes , a mine , or a sugar maple campARG2
.

justify-v: with benefactive

IARG0
'd have a hard time
justifyingrel
to my studentsARG4
that it was n't cheatingARG1
.

justification-n: arg1

Yet the
justificationrel
they keep usingARGM-ADJ
for this interventionARG1
is to ' enforce humanitarian law authorised by the United Nations ' .

justify-v: args 1, 3

George ZimmermanARG1
" did n't do anything unlawful " and was "
justifiedrel
"
in shooting 17 - year - old Trayvon MartinARG3
,
according to one of the jurors who acquitted ZimmermanARGM-ADV
.

justify-v: just arg1

It is understandable they are upset , but neither Ron Paul nor anyone else who is supporting him is saying
their responseARG1
was
in any wayARGM-MNR
justifiedrel

just

just.02 - ethically/morally fair

JUST-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-1, comparison to fair-j.01. (from just.01-j)

Aliases:

just (j.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent of fair actions
ARG1-PPT: fair actions
ARG2-GOL: target of fair behavior, beneficiary

just-j: args 0, 2

HeARG0
was
justrel
to themARG2
because he was justARGM-CAU
.

just-j: arg1, empty it

ThusARGM-DIS
, it is
justrel
and needed
for the US to impose such sanctions on IranARG1
.