free kick

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Noun

1. 1
   a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.
2. 2
   The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.