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
- isMotivatedBy ×1
- motivationOfKrikkit ×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 ⓘ |
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The Headless Horseman (1865 novel by Mayne Reid)
surface form:
The Headless Horseman
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false accusations via predicate surface "hasMotiveForceInPlot" ⓘ |