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Old Thu Jan 04, 2007, 03:15pm
Raymond Raymond is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by missinglink
conflicting language problem
4-47-2: .....for huddle by either team "and" contact with the free thrower
10-1-5c...........contact with the free thrower "or" a huddle............

The warning for delay section uses "and" while the penalty section 10 cites "or".
1. Which is it?
In this case, the "and" in 4-47-2 is not conditional, it's conjunctive.

Meaning: 4-47-2 is not saying both conditions must be met, it's providing a list of actions that fall under this rule.
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