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game misconduct

game misconduct

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A hockey penalty that removes a player for the rest of the game while the team may replace them
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : conducta antideportiva
  • Shaw and Brookbank received game misconducts for leaving the bench, and Bollig received a game misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct.
  • penalty and a game misconduct

Examples

  • Shaw and Brookbank received game misconducts for leaving the bench, and Bollig received a game misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct.

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  • After a dangerous hit on an opponent, the player was given a game misconduct and could not return to the ice for the rest of the game.

  • How about a five minute game misconduct for romping, pal?

  • Bordeleau received a game misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct as well.

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  • Game misconduct.

  • UCO's freshman forward Tierry Martine received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for spearing D'Elia.

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  • Obviously it's better for referees to err on the side of caution when dealing with hits to the head; however, the questionable nature, compounded with Labate's game misconduct, makes it tougher for Badger fans to swallow.

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  • Barnes' hit on Tom Serratore was closer—watching it live, it looked to me like the Wisconsin junior caught him in the head (which is an automatic game misconduct)—but after seeing further replays, it's hard to say if he just caught him high or in the head.

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  • During the third period, the referee issued a game misconduct to the player for fighting, which left his team one man down.

  • Receiving a game misconduct can greatly impact a team's chances of winning, as they must play without that player for the remainder of the match.

Synonyms

penalty
vsgame misconduct
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A punishment given to a player or team for breaking a rule in a game

is specific to hockey and removes a player for the remainder while allowing substitution

How Severe

heavy fine
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game misconduct
  • Jargon
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penalty
123 1.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

game + misconduct

A learner who knows 'game' (a sporting contest) and 'misconduct' (improper or unacceptable behavior) can infer that 'game misconduct' refers to improper behavior occurring in a game, so the general idea is compositional. However, the precise, sport-specific meaning — a formal ice-hockey penalty that removes a player for the remainder of play while allowing substitution — is a technical/legalized sense not fully predictable from the parts, so it is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Game misconduct comes from what referees wrote in match reports. When a player did serious bad actions, the official would call that misconduct and mark the player as out of the game, so the term now means a penalty that makes a player 'not return for the rest of the match'.