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yellow card

American  

noun

  1. Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.

yellow card British  

noun

  1. a card of a yellow colour displayed by a referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned for some offence

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verb

  1. (tr) to caution (a player) officially for some offence

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adjective

  1. serving as a warning; intended to warn

    a yellow card system is in place
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Saints were 12-0 down after 11 minutes as Christian Ambadiang and Theo Chabouni stunned the home side, before a penalty try and yellow card to Ambadiang gave the hosts a route back into the game.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Opta also confirmed the only yellow card Ugarte received was actually his 'second' booking in the 81st minute.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He was withdrawn early from the defeats by Scotland and Ireland and was absent for part of the decisive final quarter against Italy after picking up his second yellow card of the tournament.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Saturday's was Itoje's second yellow card of the tournament, after also being sin-binned against Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Instead of agreeing with me, the ref gave me a yellow card, warning me for false-starting.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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