Yellow card

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Sport

A yellow card is used in many sports as a means of cautioning a player regarding his or her conduct, or indicating that a player is to receive a certain level of punishment. Examples include:

Football (soccer): Indicates a caution to a player who has committed certain types of misconduct. A second yellow card in a match results in automatic send-off. For more details, see Misconduct (football).

Rugby union and Rugby league: The player is suspended from the game for 10 minutes (colloquially termed being sent to the sin bin).

Fencing: A warning, nullifying the action just made by the fencer.

Mixed Martial Arts promotion PRIDE: A warning, the third leads to disqualification.

Volleyball, women's lacrosse, field hockey, handball

Other uses

From the football usage, the term yellow card has become a colloquial expression suggesting a warning or last chance.
A World Health Organization Yellow Card, or Carte Jaune is an international certificate of vaccination, containing records of immunizations and vaccinations, dated and certified by the physicians who administered them. It is presented to immigration authorities with one's passport, upon entering countries which are quarantined by reason of disease.
Yellowcard is a punk rock band founded in 1997, known for the hit single "Ocean Avenue".
When a player of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance breaks a Law in an engagement, on the first offense the Judge will give the player a yellow card, indicating that the character will be subject to some punishment relative to the severity of the Law-breaking.
A Yellow Card was issued to UK troops in Northern Ireland. This listed the Rules of Engagement—the conditions under which the troops were allowed to fire their weapons.
In the UK, Police may issue a "Yellow Card Warning" to teenagers committing Anti-Social Behaviour.

Yellow card

Sport

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