Any reference in section 17 to 'contact' is considered to be a reference to non-incidental contact, as, per 15.1, a foul is specifically defined as "non-incidental contact".
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A Force-out Foul occurs when an airborne receiver catches the disc, and is fouled by a defensive player before landing, and the contact caused the receiver;
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17.3.2.
If the receiver would have landed in their attacking end zone, it is a goal;
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17.3.3.
If the force-out foul is contested, the disc is returned to the thrower if the receiver landed out-of-bounds, otherwise the disc stays with the receiver.
