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(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 18676-18677
(subclass Protecting Maintaining)	Mid-level-ontology.kif 18675-18675	Protecting is a subclass of maintaining

appearance as argument number 2

(termFormat EnglishLanguage Protecting "protecting")

domainEnglishFormat.kif 65414-65414

antecedent

(=>
    (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 18679-18700

If a physical is an instance of protecting,
then the physical has the purpose there exist an entity, another entity,, , a third entity and the third entityARM such that the entity is an instance of object and object is a patient of the physical and the third entityARM is a subclass of the class described by the third entity and the physical prevents the occurrence of the third entityARM or the physical hinders the third entityARM

consequent

(=> (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 1465-1485	If a physical is an instance of shield, then the physical has the purpose there exist an entity, another entity and a third entity such that the entity is an instance of protecting and the physical is an instrument for the entity and the other entity is an instance of human and the other entity is a patient of the entity and the entity prevents the occurrence of the class described by the third entity
(=> (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 3979-3997	If a physical is an instance of steering column lock, then the physical has the purpose there exist an entity, another entity,, , a third entity and a fourth entity such that the entity is an instance of steering column and the third entity is an instance of automobile and the entity is a component of the third entity and the physical is a part of the entity and the other entity is an instance of protecting and the physical is an instrument for the other entity and locked is an attribute of the physical holds during the fourth entity decreases likelihood of there exists a fifth entity such that the fifth entity is an instance of stealing and the third entity is a patient of the fifth entity holds during the fourth entity

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