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possession arrows

possession arrows is the plural of possession arrow.

Meaning of possession arrow

Noun

possession arrow (plural possession arrows)

  1. An arrow that determines which side possesses the ball in cases where it is otherwise unclear. In such cases, possession of the ball is awarded to the team that is moving in the direction of the possession arrow on offense.
    • Faced with all that countervailing authority, the best respondent could realistically hope for is that we declare §101(27) a jump ball. And under our clear-statement rule, a jump ball is as good as a possession arrow favoring the party opposing the abrogation of sovereign immunity.2023, Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (U.S. Supreme Court No. 22–227), Justice Gorsuch (dissenting opinion)

Questions about possession arrows

What is possession arrows the plural of?
Possession arrows is the plural of possession arrow.

Words near possession arrows in the dictionary

  1. possessing
  2. possessingly
  3. possessingness
  4. possession
  5. possession arrow
  6. possession arrows
  7. possession is nine points of the law
  8. possession is nine-tenths of the law
  9. Possession Island
  10. possession with intent to supply
  11. possession with the intent to supply

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