Causal Chains

Note that some verbs can (only) be captured within causal chains:

• Free is the causal chain (cause)(X)(not)(control)(Y)

• Annex is (local government)(achieves)(land)(increase)

• Audit is (evaluate)(payments)(in and out)(an organization)

• Citizenship is (individual)(associated with)(state). Naturalize is cause citizenship.

• Campaign is (attempt)((control)(by)(talking))(associated with)(election)

• Admit is (cause)(someone or group or state)(in)(some organization)

• Zoning is (local government)(controls)(economic output)(associated with)(land).

• Foist means (cause)(various things)(involuntarily)

• Evict is (move)(someone)(from)(home or office)

• Extradite is (control)(immigration)(associated with)(trial)

• Foreclose is (end)(investment)(of type)(loan)(for)(house).

• Impeach is (cause)(individual)(lose job)(government executive)

• Condemn building is (decide)(building)(unsafe)

• Confiscate is ((control)(and)(move))(change)(ownership)

• Tithe is (regular)(payments)(associated with)(religion).

• Torture is (cause)(intense)(pain)(associated with)(punish or achieve information).

• War is (states)((moving)(and)(conflict))

• Disarmament is (decreasing)(economic output)(for)(military).

• Chromatography is ((separation)(and)(analysis))(of)(mixtures)(chemicals)

• Assaying is (analyzing)(composition)(metals)

• Spectrometry is (measuring)(waves)(associated with)(radiation or absorption)

• Digitize is (change)(for)(computer)(read)

• Alibi is (legal argument)(about)((time)(and)(place))

• Filibuster is (talk)(long time)(to prevent)(legislative decision)