Assertion: samurai | /r/CapableOf | perform seppuku
Facets:
value: to demonstrate loyalty
type: PURPOSE
value: by following him
type: MANNER
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Occasionally, a samurai performed seppuku to demonstrate loyalty to his lord by following him in death, to protest against some policy of a superior or of the government, or to atone for failure in his duties.