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personal foul
noun
basketball : a foul that involves physical contact with an opponent
Full Definition of PERSONAL FOUL
: a foul in a game (as basketball) involving usually physical contact with or deliberate roughing of an opponent — compare technical foul
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First Known Use of PERSONAL FOUL
circa 1829
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