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Dictionary: yellow card   (yĕl'ō-cârd') v.

n.
A yellow-colored card shown by a referee to a player, especially in soccer, to indicate that the player has committed a flagrant foul. Being shown two yellow cards results in ejection from the game.

yellow-card yel'low-card'
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Yellow card may refer to:

  • A penalty card shown in many sports after a rules infraction
  • "Yellow card", colloquial name for the IBM System/370 Reference Summary booklet in the 1970s (earlier editions were colored green)
  • Yellowcard, an American alternative rock band
  • Yellow Card Scheme, a United Kingdom initiative concerning reactions to medicines
  • Carte Jaune, a vaccination certificate issued by the World Health Organization
  • A card issued to United Kingdom troops in Northern Ireland, listing the rules of engagement

 
 

 

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