face mask penalty

noun

A penalty in American football where one player grabs the face mask of an opposing player. There are two versions of this penalty: incidental face mask penalty and the more serious personal foul face mask penalty.

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Meanings

nounface mask penalty (plural face mask penalties)

plural face mask penalties

  1. American footballA penalty in American football where one player grabs the face mask of an opposing player. There are two versions of this penalty: incidental face mask penalty and the more serious personal foul face mask penalty.
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APA

face mask penalty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20mask%20penalty

MLA

“face mask penalty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20mask%20penalty. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “face mask penalty,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20mask%20penalty.

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