You make the call

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's a foul, not a violation. The rules are different regarding when a ball becomes dead. Violations cause the ball to become dead immediately, that's why the rules tell us to wait on defensive violations. Fouls do not cause the ball to become dead if the try is in flight. Look under live ball/dead ball rules.

You're right I was trying to glean too much from that specific case play, but it really is that simple.