Assertion: suicide | /r/CapableOf | follow defeat
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: DEGREE
value: in battle
type: LOCATION
value: to avoid capture
type: PURPOSE
value: to avoid possible subsequent torture
type: PURPOSE
value: in ancient times
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In ancient times, suicide sometimes followed defeat in battle, to avoid capture and possible subsequent torture, mutilation, or enslavement by the enemy.