bookable offence

bookable offence
UK / US noun [countable]
Word forms "bookable offence":
singular bookable offence plural bookable offences British
an action by a football player that breaks the rules of the game and leads to the player's name being officially recorded by the referee. After two bookable offences the player can be sent off (= made to leave the field).

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