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red card

noun [C usually singular]
 
 

Definition

in football, a small, red card that is shown by the referee (= the official who is responsible for making certain that the rules are followed) to a player who has not obeyed a rule and who is therefore not allowed to continue playingFootball/soccerGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of red card noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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