fair catch

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|American football}} An [[uncontested]] catch on a [[kicking]] play, after the [[receiver]] [[wave]]s his hand to indicate that he will not run with the ball, [[assure|assuring]] that he will not be [[tackle]]d on catching it.

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