foot fault
n.— «But if the jury finds against Forstmann, a cascade of copycat litigation and reform proposals could erupt. “We will all examine every inch of what occurred and find out if there was a foot fault that was justifiable.”» —“Wall Street vs. A state that cries foul: Watch this trial” by Bill Barnhart WGN-TV (Chicago) June 13, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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