Saturday, 7 May 2016
Interpretation:
In these laws, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context, the terms given below shall have the following interpretations.
1) Laws shall mean the laws of carrom.
2) a) Proper shall mean in accordance with the laws.
b) Improper shall mean contrary to the laws.
3) c/b shall mean carrom board
4) c/m shall mean carrom man / carrom men.
5) Board shall mean break to completion of pocketing the last c/m of any player.
6) Break shall mean the first stroke of a board.
7) finish shall mean the completion of the board.
8) player shall mean a carrom player
9) Placing shall mean keeping the penalty and /or due c/m in a fiat position within the outer circle only by the player permitted to do so as per laws. The queen and/or jumped c/m shall always be placed by the umpire in the center circle.
10) Pocketing shall mean putting c/m and or queen into the pocket by a proper/improper stroke.
11) Push shall mean a jerk or sudden motion of the elbow of the playing hand instead of striking the striker with the tip of the finger.
12) Queen shall mean the red c/m
13) Due shall mean pocketing the striker with or without c/m
14) Penalty shall mean punishment for infringement or violation of laws.
15) Covering shall mean pocketing one of his own c/m by a player in the same or immediate subsequent stroke, when or after queen is pocketed.
16) Shot shall mean a pair or cannon.
a) Pair shall mean placing a c/m within the outer circle near another. c/m and /or queen in such a way that there is space and the existing c/m faces the general direction of a pocket.
b) Cannon shall mean placing a c/m within the outer circle near another c/m and/or queen in such a way that there is no space and the existing c/m faces the general direction of a pocket.
17) Thumbing shall mean taking a stroke with the thumb.
18) Turn shall mean the right to strike.
19) Cheir referee shall mean an official appointed to administrate, supervise, control and give decisions on all matters referred to him in the course of a match.
20)Umpire shall mean on official appointed to supervise and/or control a match.
21) a) Opponent in singles shall mean the player presently not having hit turn to play.
b) Opponent in doubles shall mean the player sitting on the left and/or right side of the player presently having his turn to play.
22) Hand shall mean the portion of the playing hand from the fingers up to the wrist.
23) Finger shall mean the portion of the nail side of a finger up to the second joint.
24) Imaginary lines shall mean the lines drawn in extension of the arrows between the base circles.
25) a) White slam shall mean pocketing all the nine white c/m and the queen as per laws in the first turn of play. It may also be called break to finish.
b) Black slam shall mean pocketing all the remaining black c/m with or without queen as per laws in the first turn of play.
Note: Words implying singular shall include plural and words implying masculine shall refer to the feminine also.
