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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Advantage/Disadvantage is written into the definition of a personal foul, though it does not use those exact terms.
No such language is used in any violation definition. There are different interpretations of how strictly to enforce violations, perhaps most notably 3 second violations, but these interpretations have no support in the strict reading of the written rule.

The exact words "advantage" and disadvantage" are included in the "Intent and Purpose" preamble to the rulebook. It doesn't have a number, i.e. Rule 4, but it is an important part of the "written" rules.

Good luck calling a ten second violation the next time a player takes ten and a half seconds to shoot a free throw.

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