red card
See also: red-card
English
Noun
- (sports) A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.
- In the 1994 Soccer World Cup, Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona was given a red card for striking a US soccer player Tab Ramos.
- (colloquial) 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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sports: card
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instructions to vacate an area
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