Term Request: Act of Refrain #786
Description
I would like to request / propose the term 'Act of Refrain' be added to the Event Ontology.
I am currently curating the term in an ontology whose scope is deterrence and compellence, broadly construed (with classes such as Act of Deterrence). I have defined Act of Refrain as follows:
Act of Refrain =def A Planned Act in which some Agent avoids or stops themselves from participating in some Planned Act.
Source > https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/refrain
I am currently using this class in the modelling of uses cases for acts of deterrence and their effects. The idea is that the point of deterrence is to convince another agent to refrain from some Planned Act. For example,
The implementation of sanctions against country X (an act of deterrence) is cause of gov't of country x refraining from developing WMDs.
Obviously, 'Act of Refrain' has broader applicability than deterrence, e.g. Shane refraining from sweets for health reasons. For that reason, I am suggesting inclusion in CCO.