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Foul: Any infraction of the rules that will draw a penalty.

Live Ball Foul: A foul given for various infractions such as changing numbers during a game

Foul Trouble: Players who accumulate too many fouls during the course of a game are said to be in foul trouble. Players who commit five fouls in high school and college or six fouls in the NBA are disqual . . . View Full Definition

Foul Ball: A batted ball that lands on foul territory between home plate and first base or third base, bounds past first or third base on or over third territory, first touches foul territory beyond fi . . . View Full Definition

Foul Light: An electronic indicator/light, often combined with a buzzer noise, that is triggered when a beam of light that transverses the foul line is broken.

Intentional Foul: A foul committed on purpose by a defensive player to stop the clock. In college basketball, the team that was fouled gets two free throws and possession of the ball.

Automatic Foul Detector: An electric eye device that sets off an alarm if the bowler's foot crosses the foul line.

Personal Foul: A foul that might cause injury; punishable by a 15-yard penalty.

Foul Lane: Usually just called 'the lane' or 'the paint.' The painted area bordered by the end line and the foul line, outside which players must stand during a free-throw; also the area an offensive p . . . View Full Definition

Foul Papers: Rough drafts of a manuscript that have not been corrected and are not to be sent to the printers. They are typically full of blotted out passages and scribbled revisions. Some of Shakespeare . . . View Full Definition