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  UnilateralGetting

Sigma KEE - UnilateralGetting
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unilateral getting
Any instance of Getting that is not part of a Transaction. In other words, any instance of Getting where nothing is given in return. Some examples of UnilateralGetting are: appropriating, commandeering, stealing, etc.
Relationships      
Parents getting The subclass of ChangeOfPossession where the agent gets something. Note that the source from which something is obtained is specified with the origin CaseRole.
Children hostage takingAn event in which one agent keeps another against his or her will, in order to force it or a third agent to accede to some demand. The hostages are typically kept in the place where they are first taken hostage, in contrast to a Kidnapping. Hostage taking often involves a number of people (although it may be just one), again, in contrast to a Kidnapping.
 inheritingAny UnilateralGetting where the agent receives some part of the property of a person upon the death of the person.
 seizing propertyAny instance of UnilateralGetting which is done by a Government and which is not permitted by the origin of the UnilateralGetting.
 stealingAny UnilateralGetting which is not permitted by the origin of the UnilateralGetting. These cases of UnilateralGetting are distinguished from ones where the destination is the subject of charity or other forms of benefaction.


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