<def-root>Blend of the Rewards_and_punishments and Cause_harm frames, in which the <fen>Agent</fen> performs some action intended to cause bodily harm to the <fen>Evaluee</fen> for some <fen>Reason</fen>. The <fen>Reason</fen> is some action or state of the <fen>Evaluee</fen>, and may even include difficult to detect states like beliefs.
<ex><fex name="Evaluee">The Sheriff</fex> <t>flogged</t> <fex name="Agent">him</fex> <fex name="Reason">for his crimes</fex>.</ex>
</def-root>
<def-root>The Agent is the person performing the intentional act.</def-root>
<def-root>The instrument with which an intentional act is performed.</def-root>
<def-root>The action that is taken that results in punishement/reward.
<ex>The emperor <t>flogged</t> her <fex name="Means">by taking one of the stays to her</fex>.</ex>
</def-root>
<def-root>Where the event takes place.</def-root>
<def-root>The purpose for which an intentional act is performed.
<ex>John <t>caned</t> the criminal <fex name="Purp">to set an example</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>When the event occurs.</def-root>
<def-root>Evaluee is the person or thing about whom/which a judgment is made. With verbs this FE is typically expressed as Object:
<ex><fex name="Evaluee">You</fex> will be <t>flogged</t> for your actions.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>Manner of performing an action</def-root>
<def-root>Typically, there is a constituent expressing the <fen>Reason</fen> for the Judge's judgment. It is usually a <ment>for</ment>-PP, e.g.
<ex>The Sheriff <t>flogged</t> him <fex name="Reason">for his crimes</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>Result of an event</def-root>
<def-root>This FE is the location on the body where the bodily injury takes place.</def-root>
<def-root>Depictive phrase describing the actor of an action</def-root>
<def-root>Degree to which event occurs</def-root>
<def-root>This frame element marks a quantity related to the seriousness of the punished behavior.
<ex>Mr. Devine could face <fex name="Severity">up to 300</fex> <t>lashes</t> for the offense.</ex></def-root>
Rewards_and_punishments
Cause_harm
COD: beat with a whip or stick as a punishment.
FN: striking (generally with a whip) as a punishment
COD: beat with a cane as a punishment.
FN: beating with a cane as punishment
COD: a sharp blow or stroke with a whip or stick.
COD: whip with a scourge.
FN: spank with a paddle
FN: punish by inflicting pain on the buttocks