sending offnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsen.dɪŋˈɒf//ˌsen.dɪŋˈɑːf/UKan occasion when a sports player is ordered to leave the playing area during a game because they have done something wrong:
The sending off of Voight enraged the crowd.
a sending-off offence
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- adjudicator
- assistant referee
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