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The referee's option not to call a foul if that call would benefit the offending team.
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A rule that a referee should refrain from calling a foul if the call would be to the advantage of the offender's team.
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The law which allows the referee to let play continue following an infraction if the stoppage of play would be a disadvantage to the team that was fouled.
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A cornerstone of water polo which permits a referee to refrain from declaring a foul if, in his opinion, such a declaration would be an advantage to the offender's team. Applied properly, it speeds up the game and should result in more scoring.
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A referee’s decision to let play continue when a foul was committed that, if called, would be a disadvantage to the team that was fouled.
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A rule permitting a referee to refrain from calling a foul if it appears the call would advantage the offender's team.
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a clause in the rules that directs the referee to refrain from stopping play for a foul if a stoppage would benefit the team that committed the violation.
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a referee can decide not to call an infraction if allowing play to continue creates an advantage for the fouled team.
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A choice the referee makes to allow the teams to keep playing when a foul is committed because the team that was fouled is better off.
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