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title: confiscation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «confiscation» in the school dictionary: The act of taking something away from someone because of a rule or as a punishment. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# confiscation

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**Who acts:** act, police, school rules, toys, confiscation, Sam · **What happens:** take away, take, say, lead, make, sulk · **To what, where:** something, someone, property, skateboard, confiscation, money · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«confiscation» 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: [confiscation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/confiscation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of taking something away from someone because of a rule or as a punishment.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confiscation:m1:1
# text = The act of taking something away from someone because of a rule or as a punishment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
9	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  | someone |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent something=Theme from someone=Initial\_Location |

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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 {#m2}

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Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The official taking of property by police, a court or the government.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confiscation:m2:1
# text = The official taking of property by police, a court or the government.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	taking	taking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** |  | police | property |  |  |  |  | nom taking «act transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school rules say that toys in class may lead to confiscation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confiscation:x1:1
# text = The school rules say that toys in class may lead to confiscation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	confiscation	confiscation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the school rules |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lead** | may | toys in class |  |  |  |  | to confiscation | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to confiscation=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The confiscation of his skateboard made Sam sulk all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confiscation:x2:1
# text = The confiscation of his skateboard made Sam sulk all afternoon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	confiscation	confiscation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	skateboard	skateboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sulk	sulk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the confiscation of confiscation's skateboard |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sulk** | infinitive | Sam |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **confiscate** |  |  | confiscation's skateboard |  |  |  |  | nom confiscation «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The court ordered the confiscation of the money from the robbery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confiscation:x3:1
# text = The court ordered the confiscation of the money from the robbery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	confiscation	confiscation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	robbery	robbery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | the court | the confiscation of the money from the robbery |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confiscation=Theme |
| 2 | **confiscate** |  |  | the money from the robbery |  |  |  |  | nom confiscation «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In history we read about the confiscation of land from farmers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confiscation:x4:1
# text = In history we read about the confiscation of land from farmers.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	confiscation	confiscation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | we |  |  | history |  | about the confiscation of land; from farmers | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.theme PP.source»: agent=Agent about confiscation=Theme from farmer=Source |
| 2 | **confiscate** |  |  | land |  |  |  |  | nom confiscation «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sweets brought into the exam room face confiscation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confiscation:x5:1
# text = Sweets brought into the exam room face confiscation.
1	Sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	confiscation	confiscation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | participle |  | Sweets *not said here* |  | the face confiscation |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into confiscation=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the third confiscation, Mia stopped bringing her cards to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confiscation:x6:1
# text = After the third confiscation, Mia stopped bringing her cards to school.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	confiscation	confiscation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	xcomp	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | Mia |  |  |  | after the third confiscation |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **bring** | gerund | Mia *not said here* | Mia's cards |  | school |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent card=Theme to school=Destination |

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