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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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So for the second time in the first three days of postseason, a hit batsman call or noncall brought scrutiny.
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