motive

P6699 predicate

Indicates the underlying reason, intention, or driving force that explains why an entity performs or is associated with a particular action or event.

Observed surface forms (12)

  • hasMotivation ×13
  • hasMotiveForce ×5
  • allegedMotive ×3
  • associatedMotive ×3
  • hasMotiveForceInPlot ×3
  • motivationOfSide ×3
  • teleology ×3
  • associatedWithMotive ×2
  • drivingMotivation ×1
  • featuresMotive ×1

Sample triples (114)

Subject Object
John Bellingham grievances against the British government over his Russian imprisonment
John Darwin (civil servant) debt problems
John Darwin (civil servant) insurance fraud
Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape Dutch desire to control cattle trade via predicate surface "motivationOfSide"
Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape Dutch desire to secure food supplies for passing ships via predicate surface "motivationOfSide"
Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape Khoikhoi defense of grazing lands via predicate surface "motivationOfSide"
King Arthur's court ideal of perfect knighthood via predicate surface "hasMotiveForce"
King Arthur's court ideal of the perfect king via predicate surface "hasMotiveForce"
Kingsmill massacre anti-Protestant sectarianism
Kingsmill massacre sectarian retaliation
Krikkit war desire to restore cosmic isolation via predicate surface "motivationOfKrikkit"
Leave It to Psmith stolen necklace via predicate surface "featuresMotive"
Mama Elena preservation of family honor
Miami Showband killings loyalist paramilitarism
Miami Showband killings sectarianism
Morgiana loyalty to her master
Morse–Kelley set theory by class–set distinction formal treatment of collections too large to be sets via predicate surface "hasMotivation"
Morse–Kelley set theory by class–set distinction provide a framework for talking about the totality of all sets via predicate surface "hasMotivation"
Munich massacre Palestinian nationalism
Munich massacre demand for release of Palestinian prisoners
Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris in 1806 enhance the prestige of Paris via predicate surface "hasMotivation"
Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris in 1806 symbolize French victory over Prussia via predicate surface "hasMotivation"
Nazi war crimes antisemitism
Nazi war crimes expansionism
Nazi war crimes political repression
Nazi war crimes racist ideology
Night of the Long Knives consolidation of dictatorial power
Night of the Long Knives elimination of internal rivals
Night of the Long Knives reassurance of German Army leadership
Omagh bombing Irish republicanism
Omagh bombing opposition to the Good Friday Agreement
Partition of Bengal 1905 to improve administrative efficiency of a large province
Partition of Bengal 1905 to weaken politically active Bengali Hindu elite
Petroleum Facilities Guard control of oil revenues
Petroleum Facilities Guard regional influence in Libya
Phineas Redux false accusation of murder via predicate surface "hasMotiveForce"
Przewrót majowy criticism of party politics and corruption
Przewrót majowy restoration of strong executive power
Red Hand Commando defence of Protestant/unionist areas
September 11 attacks Islamist extremism
September 11 attacks anti-Americanism
Sirhan Sirhan opposition to Robert F. Kennedy’s support for Israel via predicate surface "allegedMotive"
Sister Margaret faith in God via predicate surface "drivingMotivation"
Soloheadbeg ambush to seize gelignite explosives
Soloheadbeg ambush to strike at British authority in Ireland
Spanish conquistadors expansion of Spanish Empire
Spanish conquistadors personal glory
Spanish conquistadors search for wealth
Spanish conquistadors spread of Christianity
The Headless Horseman (1865 novel by Mayne Reid)
surface form: The Headless Horseman
false accusations via predicate surface "hasMotiveForceInPlot"