pretext
P4693
predicate
Indicates that one party uses a stated reason or excuse to conceal their true motive for an action or decision.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pretext canonical | 17 |
| usedAsPretextFor | 17 |
| pretextFor | 3 |
| usedAsPretextBy | 3 |
| usedAsPretext | 2 |
| hasPretext | 1 |
| immediatePretext | 1 |
| pretextForU.S.Intervention | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: pretext
Generated description
Indicates that one party uses a stated reason or excuse to conceal their true motive for an action or decision.
Sample triples (45)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Fall Weiss | Gleiwitz incident ⓘ |
| Kristallnacht | assassination of Ernst vom Rath via predicate surface "usedAsPretext" ⓘ |
| Gleiwitz incident |
German invasion of Poland
via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Invasion of Poland
|
| Gleiwitz incident | outbreak of World War II in Europe via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| Gleiwitz incident | Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939 via predicate surface "pretextFor" ⓘ |
| Japanese occupation of Manchuria | Mukden Incident ⓘ |
| Third Silesian War | Austrian attempt to recover Silesia lost in earlier Silesian Wars ⓘ |
| Dominican Civil War | protection of American citizens via predicate surface "pretextForU.S.Intervention" ⓘ |
| Gleiwitz radio station |
German invasion of Poland
via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Invasion of Poland
|
| Gleiwitz radio station | outbreak of World War II in Europe via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| Operation Himmler |
German invasion of Poland
via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Invasion of Poland
|
| Operation Himmler |
World War II in Europe
via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor"
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| Sudetenland | German military intervention via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| Sudeten Germans | Nazi Germany via predicate surface "usedAsPretextBy" ⓘ |
| Great Fire of Rome | Nero via predicate surface "usedAsPretextBy" ⓘ |
| Marinus van der Lubbe | Reichstag Fire Decree via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| Marinus van der Lubbe | suspension of civil liberties in Germany via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| Marinus van der Lubbe | crackdown on German communists via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) | Iranian refusal to expel German nationals ⓘ |
| Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) | War of Jenkins' Ear via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| Massacre of the Mamluks in 1811 | celebration for the dispatch of troops against the Wahhabis in Arabia ⓘ |
| Robert Jenkins | War of Jenkins' Ear via predicate surface "pretextFor" ⓘ |
| Hilderic | Justinian I via predicate surface "usedAsPretextBy" ⓘ |
| Hilderic |
Vandalic War
via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Vandalic War in North Africa
|
| Operation Danube | alleged threat of counterrevolution in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| An Lushan Rebellion | suppression of alleged rebellion against Tang court ⓘ |
| Operation Konserve |
German invasion of Poland
via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Invasion of Poland
|
| Thornton Affair | U.S. military campaign into northern Mexico via predicate surface "pretextFor" ⓘ |
| Capture of Monterey (1846) | news of hostilities between the United States and Mexico on the Rio Grande ⓘ |
| Battle of Klokotnitsa | violation of peace treaty by Theodore Komnenos Doukas ⓘ |
| September 18 Incident |
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
|
| September 18 Incident | occupation of Manchuria via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| South Manchuria Railway track |
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
|
| South Manchuria Railway track | establishment of Manchukuo via predicate surface "usedAsPretextFor" ⓘ |
| Battle of Mu'tah | retaliation for murder of Muslim emissary to Ghassanid ruler ⓘ |
| Operation Ajax | alleged communist threat in Iran ⓘ |
| Marias Massacre | search for Mountain Chief’s band ⓘ |
| Massacre of the Citadel | celebration for the dispatch of troops against Wahhabi forces via predicate surface "hasPretext" ⓘ |
| Prince Dan of Yan | hostility of Qin toward Yan via predicate surface "usedAsPretext" ⓘ |
| Kittanning Expedition | retaliation for Native American raids on Pennsylvania settlements ⓘ |
| Parthian campaign of Severus Alexander | defense of Roman allies and territories in the East ⓘ |
| Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 | Byzantine raid on Sozopetra ⓘ |
| Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 | Byzantine raid on Arsamosata ⓘ |
| Battle of Monte Porzio | Roman attempt to destroy Tusculum ⓘ |
| Soccer War | 1969 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches via predicate surface "immediatePretext" ⓘ |