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illegal procedure

American  

noun

Football.
  1. a penalty assessed against the offensive team for a technical rules violation, as in assuming an illegal formation.


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Who knew illegal procedure could be so costly?

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

Doctors warned her an illegal procedure could endanger her life.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2018

His lowlights were losing in all three big games, twice to the Minnesota Vikings, including a 14-10 loss in 1974 that featured a phantom illegal procedure call against Mack nullified a Rams touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2016

Employees at hospitals in Northern Ireland face life in prison if convicted of carrying out an illegal procedure, and hundreds of women in Northern Ireland travel to Britain, primarily England, every year for abortions.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2015

Now, instead of an illegal procedure that might cost $500, any woman could easily obtain an abortion, often for less than $100.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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