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  Protecting

Sigma KEE - Protecting
Protecting(protecting)body_guard, chaperon, chaperone, charm, defend, guard, hold, immunise, immunize, mothproof, overprotect, protect, safeguard, screen, shield, ward

appearance as argument number 1
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(subclass Protecting Maintaining) Mid-level-ontology.kif 20322-20322 Protecting is a subclass of maintaining
(documentation Protecting EnglishLanguage "An IntentionalProcess which purpose is to decrease likelihood of Damaging or CriminalAction done to the patient of the Process.") Mid-level-ontology.kif 20323-20324 Protecting is a subclass of maintaining

appearance as argument number 2
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(termFormat EnglishLanguage Protecting "protecting") domainEnglishFormat.kif 65369-65369

antecedent
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(=>
    (instance ?X Protecting)
    (hasPurpose ?X
        (exists (?OBJ ?T ?H ?HARM)
            (and
                (instance ?OBJ Object)
                (patient ?X Object)
                (subclass ?HARM
                    (KappaFn ?H
                        (and
                            (or
                                (instance ?H CriminalAction)
                                (instance ?H Damaging))
                            (=>
                                (holdsDuring ?T
                                    (patient ?H ?OBJ))
                                (not
                                    (holdsDuring ?T
                                        (patient ?X ?OBJ)))))))
                (or
                    (prevents ?X ?HARM)
                    (hinders ?X ?HARM))))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 20326-20347 If X is an instance of protecting, then X has the purpose there exist Y, Z,, , W, V such that Y is an instance of object, object is a patient of X, V is a subclass of the class described by W, and X prevents the occurrence of V or X hinders V

consequent
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(=>
    (instance ?S Shield)
    (hasPurpose ?S
        (exists (?P ?H ?I)
            (and
                (instance ?P Protecting)
                (instrument ?P ?S)
                (instance ?H Human)
                (patient ?P ?H)
                (prevents ?P
                    (KappaFn ?I
                        (and
                            (instance ?I Injuring)
                            (exists (?W)
                                (and
                                    (instance ?W Weapon)
                                    (instrument ?I ?W)))
                            (=>
                                (patient ?I ?H)
                                (not
                                    (patient ?P ?H))))))))))
Mid-level-ontology.kif 1758-1778 If X is an instance of shield, then X has the purpose there exist Y, Z, W such that Y is an instance of protecting, X is an instrument for Y, Z is an instance of human, Z is a patient of Y, and Y prevents the occurrence of the class described by W
(=>
    (instance ?X SteeringColumnLock)
    (hasPurpose ?X
        (exists (?SC ?P ?CAR ?T)
            (and
                (instance ?SC SteeringColumn)
                (instance ?CAR Automobile)
                (component ?SC ?CAR)
                (part ?X ?SC)
                (instance ?P Protecting)
                (instrument ?P ?X)
                (decreasesLikelihood
                    (holdsDuring ?T
                        (attribute ?X Locked))
                    (holdsDuring ?T
                        (exists (?STEAL)
                            (and
                                (instance ?STEAL Stealing)
                                (patient ?STEAL ?CAR)))))))))
Cars.kif 3864-3882 If X is an instance of steering column lock, then All of the following hold: (1) X has the purpose there exist Y, Z,, , W (2) V such that Y is an instance of steering column (3) W is an instance of automobile (4) Y is a component of W (5) X is a part of Y (6) Z is an instance of protecting (7) X is an instrument for Z (8) locked is an attribute of X holds during V decreases likelihood of there exists U such that U is an instance of stealing (9) W is a patient of U holds during V
(=>
    (instance ?D Destroyer)
    (hasPurpose ?D
        (exists (?P ?F)
            (and
                (instance ?P Protecting)
                (instrument ?P ?D)
                (patient ?P ?F)
                (instance ?F Fleet)
                (memberType ?F MilitaryWaterVehicle)
                (capability ViolentContest instrument ?D)))))
Military.kif 309-319 If X is an instance of Destroyer, then All of the following hold: (1) X has the purpose there exist Y (2) Z such that Y is an instance of protecting (3) X is an instrument for Y (4) Z is a patient of Y (5) Z is an instance of Fleet (6) military water vehicle is a member type of Z (7) X is capable of doing violent contest as a instrument


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