foot fault
noun
: an infraction of the service rules (as in tennis, racquetball, or volleyball) that results from illegal placement of the server's feet
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Of course, when the chair umpire turns out to be one of the Minions, Perry’s game goes to hell: The Minion calls out foot faults, raises the net on Perry’s serve, then just starts handing out red cards.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Cheer after your preferred player earns a well-deserved point (i.e., not via their opponent's foot fault or net violation).
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Bishop’s made 12 errors in the first set alone, including two foot faults on serves.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
But the banks also miscalculated by putting a limit on how high those rates could rise—the foot fault that gives Musk his leverage.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
When Marcus’ foot fault becomes a series of missteps, punishment follows in the form of community service, which requires him to train a team of disabled basketball players.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 June 2023
But when Roddick was called for a foot fault during the second set of their doubles match, McEnroe was pleased.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
That’s a sharp contrast to FedEx’s bruising guidance cut just over a month ago, which the company blamed on a weakening global economy, and analysts blamed on idiosyncratic foot faults.
—Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Cheer after your preferred player earns a well-deserved point (i.e., not via their opponent's foot fault or net violation).
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Bishop’s made 12 errors in the first set alone, including two foot faults on serves.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
But the banks also miscalculated by putting a limit on how high those rates could rise—the foot fault that gives Musk his leverage.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
When Marcus’ foot fault becomes a series of missteps, punishment follows in the form of community service, which requires him to train a team of disabled basketball players.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 June 2023
But when Roddick was called for a foot fault during the second set of their doubles match, McEnroe was pleased.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
That’s a sharp contrast to FedEx’s bruising guidance cut just over a month ago, which the company blamed on a weakening global economy, and analysts blamed on idiosyncratic foot faults.
—Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
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“Foot fault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20fault. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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