Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A foul or penalty that might have been called by a referee but was not.
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- noun sports A failure to make a
call , such as by areferee
Etymologies
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Examples
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Today Denver took Dallas out with a highly controversial noncall at the end of the game -- a Bennett Salvatore officiating crew characteristically made itself the story, rather than the players -- and now the Nuggets lead that series 3 to 0.
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Washington coach Eddie Jordan was ejected after receiving two technical fouls for arguing a noncall during a timeout with 3: 54 left in the third quarter.
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But what sticks in the craw four years later is a noncall on a hand ball that would have awarded a critical penalty kick to the U.S.
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When I was a fourth-year med student, one of my favorite things was to wake up on an noncall Sunday, read the newspapers and blogs, and find something to write about.
Spare Us the Cutter 2007
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When I was a fourth-year med student, one of my favorite things was to wake up on an noncall Sunday, read the newspapers and blogs, and find something to write about.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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It helped propel the U.S. team into the second round where it dominated its fiercest rival, Mexico, and then onto a memorable quarter-final game against Germany, where only a few tough bounces and one very bad noncall by the referee prevented a monumental upset.
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After the game, Tynes questioned why a penalty for running into the kicker was not called, but on Sunday, Coughlin agreed with the noncall.
NYT > Home Page By JORGE CASTILLO 2011
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After the game, Tynes questioned why a penalty for running into the kicker was not called, but on Sunday, Coughlin agreed with the noncall.
NYT > Home Page By JORGE CASTILLO 2011
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Jodie Meeks added 10 of his 15 points in a 14-2 third-quarter run that broke open the game and led to the ejection of Nets Coach Avery Johnson for arguing a noncall after point guard Devin Harris apparently was fouled by
NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011
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So for the second time in the first three days of postseason, a hit batsman call or noncall brought scrutiny.
NYT > Home Page By PAT BORZI 2010
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