defunctBy

P50842
predicate

Indicates that an entity has ceased to exist, operate, or function as a result of the actions, decisions, or influence of another entity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
shutDownBy 5
defunctReason 3
defunctBy canonical 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: defunctBy
Generated description
Indicates that an entity has ceased to exist, operate, or function as a result of the actions, decisions, or influence of another entity.

Sample triples (10)

Subject Object
Norfolk and Western Railway merger ⓘ
Loon Alphabet Inc. via predicate surface "shutDownBy" ⓘ
Playfish Electronic Arts via predicate surface "shutDownBy" ⓘ
Vdio Rdio via predicate surface "shutDownBy" ⓘ
go90 Verizon Communications via predicate surface "shutDownBy" ⓘ
linked to: Verizon
Ariad Pharmaceuticals acquisition by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company via predicate surface "defunctReason" ⓘ
Hassenfeld Brothers renamed and reorganized as Hasbro via predicate surface "defunctReason" ⓘ
Hazelton Airlines merged into Regional Express Airlines via predicate surface "defunctReason" ⓘ
Samanyolu TV Turkish government via predicate surface "shutDownBy" ⓘ
linked to: Government of Turkey
Elpida Memory acquired by Micron Technology via predicate surface "reasonForDefunct" ⓘ