THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET

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PART 2 - Ordinary Singles Play - C. Miscellaneous Laws of Play

26. DEFINITIONS

(a) FORESTALLING PLAY. The adversary is said to forestall play when he observes that the striker has committed or is about to commit an error or is about to play a questionable stroke (see Law 45(c) ) and requests him to cease play until it can be corrected, investigated or watched. The adversary may forestall play by word or gesture. After play has been forestalled it must cease until the matter about to be raised is settled. If the striker continues to play nonetheless, Law 27 applies except that the striker's turn does not necessarily end.

(b) LIMIT OF CLAIMS. The limit of claims is the end of the period within which an error can be rectified under these laws. There may be a restricted remedy (see Laws 27(b) and 28(b)(2) ) if an error is discovered after the limit of claims but before the end of the game. Limits of claims are given in detail in the laws concerned and are summarised at the end.

(c) CONDONING. An error is condoned if it is not discovered before the limit of claims.

(d) START AND END OF A TURN. A turn starts as soon as the previous turn has ended. A turn ends when the striker quits the court in the belief that his turn has ended (see Law 50(c)(3) for tournament and match play).

(e) END OF A GAME. A game ends when the players quit the court in the belief that it has ended but, if they do not quit the court, it ends when they start the next game on the same court.

(f) COMPOUND ERRORS. If the adversary forestalls play after the striker commits

(1) more than one error in the same stroke, only the first of the applicable laws to appear below applies; or
(2) a second error within the limit of claims of an earlier error, only the law applicable to the first error applies. However, in addition, if the striker commits an error under Law 30 (a), (b) or (c) in the same stroke as, or followed by, a fault under Law 32 , the turn ends.

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