foulcustody
/ˌfaʊlˈkʌstədi/nounVerified NewThe contested ownership of a ball that flies into the crowd, and the etiquette ruling on who it belongs to.
Catch it cleanly and it is yours; deflect it toward a child and the crowd holds a referendum. Foulcustody cases — the adult who keeps the ball a child touched — are argued in stands and online for days.
Etym. — foul + custody: the language of courts applied to a court's own loose ball.
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