game misconduct
[/ɡeɪm ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt/]
nounpl: game misconducts
expulsão por má conduta
1. A penalty in ice hockey and other sports where a player is ejected from the game immediately for serious rule violations, unsporting behavior, or violent conduct, resulting in automatic suspension from subsequent games
The player received a game misconduct for throwing his stick at the referee.
O jogador recebeu uma expulsão por má conduta por arremessar seu taco na direção do árbitro.
2. An official disciplinary action that ends a player's participation in the current match and typically triggers further penalties
A game misconduct penalty automatically triggers a hearing with the league's disciplinary board.
Uma penalidade de expulsão por má conduta desencadeia automaticamente uma audiência com a comissão disciplinar da liga.
This term is primarily used in ice hockey contexts, particularly in the NHL (National Hockey League). It represents one of the most serious penalties a player can receive during a game. In Brazilian Portuguese-speaking regions, this concept is less common due to lower ice hockey popularity, but the term is used in official sports documentation and broadcasting when covering international ice hockey events or NHL games.
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