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red card

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Noun

red card noun

  1. A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.“In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Argentine player Diego Maradona was given a red card for striking a US player Tab Ramos.”
  2. Any official instructions to vacate an area.“I hoped to park in the members' area but the attendant showed me the red card.”

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straight red…black cardstraight redsend-offwhite cardpenalty cardsending-offyellow cardblue cardsend offred card

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