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free kick

noun

soccer : a kick that is made without being stopped or slowed by an opponent and that is allowed because of a foul by an opponent

Full Definition of FREE KICK

:  a kick (as in football, soccer, or rugby) with which an opponent may not interfere; especially :  such a kick in any direction awarded because of an infraction of the rules by an opponent
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First Known Use of FREE KICK

1882

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