legalPretext

P63286 predicate

Indicates that an action or decision is justified using a stated legal reason that serves as a cover for a different, underlying motive.

Observed surface forms (1)

Sample triples (5)

Subject Object
Daniel in the lions den
surface form: Daniel in the lions' den
decree forbidding prayer to anyone but the king
Hamburg, South Carolina alleged obstruction of a public road by Black militia via predicate surface "legalPretextForAttack"
Soviet deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 alleged collaboration with Nazi Germany
Stockholm Bloodbath charges of heresy against opponents of Archbishop Gustav Trolle
Stockholms blodbad heresy charges based on decisions of the Archbishop of Uppsala