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Fair Catch

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Noun

1. fair catch

(American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fair Catch

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American Football
a catch of a kicked ball made after signaling that no attempt will be made to run with the ball: opposing players are penalized if they interfere with the catcher

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fair Catch

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n.
Football
A catch of a kicked ball by a receiving player who has signaled the intention not to run with the ball and who may not be hit if making no attempt to advance the ball after catching it.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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