technical foul

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technical foul

noun technical fouls

  1. Any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul by a nonplayer.
  2. A rule infraction less serious than a personal foul, sometimes involving contact between players but otherwise related to gameplay procedures.

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noun basketball rules violation

Españolfalta técnica
Françaisfaute technique

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@misc{technical_foul_2026,
  title = {technical foul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/technical%20foul},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}