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  2. Ejection (sports) - Wikipedia

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    A French team handball player being ejected from a match, signaled by the red card held aloft by the referee. In sports, an ejection (also known as dismissal, sending-off, disqualification, or early shower) is the removal of a participant from a contest due to a violation of the sport's rules.

  3. Dismissal (cricket) - Wikipedia

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    If the batter dislodges their own stumps with their body or bat, while in the process of taking a shot or beginning their first run, then they are out. This law does not apply if they avoided a ball thrown back to the wicket by a fielder, or broke the wicket in avoiding a run out.

  4. Defenestration - Wikipedia

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    Defenestration (from Neo-Latin de fenestrā [1]) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. [2] The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the Thirty Years' War .

  5. Glossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

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    Backing up too far or too early risks a run out, either by one of the fielders, or by the bowler in a mankad. [11] 2. A fielder placing themselves on the far side of the wicket from a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the stumps to attempt a run out.

  6. Out (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    In baseball statistics, each out must be credited to exactly one defensive player, namely the player who was the direct cause of the out. When referring to outs credited to a defensive player, the term putout is used. Example: a batter hits a fair ball that is fielded by the shortstop. The shortstop then throws the ball to the first baseman.

  7. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    The free-throw lane and free-throw circle together (originally, the lane was narrower than the circle's diameter, giving the area the appearance of a skeleton key hole). kicking A violation called when a player intentionally uses their foot or leg to contact the ball. Play is stopped and the ball is given to the non-violating team to inbound ...

  8. Child thrown from back of four-wheeler in woods. Why a ... - AOL

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    A Conway man has been arrested after crashing a four-wheeler that caused a child to be thrown from the back and then leaving the juvenile behind. ... who had been out looking for the child. The ...

  9. Screen pass - Wikipedia

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    The outside receivers run clear-out routes in order to make a path for the screen coming behind them. If run properly, the defensive backs will be run out of the play by the receivers, and the defensive line will penetrate too far to stop the short pass from being thrown. The only defenders left will be linebackers, which will be picked up by ...