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GAME PENALTY [1 record]

Record 1 1995-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Related terms: use of foul language, swearing at the umpire, a warning, to incur a fine, to hurl one's racket, swearing incident. Compare with "point penalty".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Conseils et coaching : application de la séquence des points de pénalité et amende pouvant atteindre 5 000 dollars. La séquence des points de pénalité est destinée à sanctionner une succession d'infractions. Elle se décompose de la manière suivante : 1re infraction : avertissement; 2e infraction : point de pénalité; 3e infraction : jeu de pénalité; 4e infraction : disqualification.

Spanish

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