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technical foul
noun
, Basketball.
- a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of technical foul1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
A technical foul on the sports field is a “spiritual transgression.”
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