Handling:
        (1)  touches the head of his mallet with his hand.

        Kicking:  
        (2) causes or attempts to cause the mallet to strike the ball by kicking or hitting the mallet.

        Resting on the Ground:
        (3) rests the shaft of the mallet or a hand or arm on the ground.

        Resting on the Body:
        (4) rests the shaft of the mallet or a hand or an arm directly connected with the stroke against any part of his legs or feet.

        Bad Hit:
        (5) strikes the Striker's ball with any part of the mallet other than an end face. An accidental mis-hit is not a fault under this Law unless the stroke is hampered.

        Audible Hit:
        (6) plays a stroke without first striking the Striker's ball audible or distinctly.

        Croquet Shot - Push or Pull:
        (7) in a croquet stroke, or in a Continuation stroke in which the balls start in contact, pushes or pulls the Striker's ball after the balls have parted company.

        One Shot Push or Pull:
        (8) in a single ball stroke, pushes or pulls the Strikers ball

        Second Audible Hit:
        (9) strike the Striker's ball audible and distinctly twice in the same stroke or maintains contact between mallet and ball after the Striker's ball has hit another ball; a second hit or maintenance of contact caused by making a roquet or pegging out the Striker's ball or by interference by a ball Pegged out in the stroke is not a fault under this sub-law.

        Movers and Shakers:
        (10) moves or shakes a ball at rest by hitting a Hoop or the Peg with the mallet or any part of his body or clothes;

        Away she Goes:
        (11) strikes the Striker's ball so as to touch a Hoop or peg (unless the Strikers ball is Pegged out in the stroke) otherwise than in a direction away therefrom;

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          Crush:
         (12) strikes the Striker's ball, when it lies in contact with a Hoop or (unless the Striker's ball is Pegged out in the stroke) the Peg otherwise than in the direction away therefrom.

         Touch up:
         (13) touches a ball, other than the Striker's ball, with the mallet or allows the Striker's ball to re-touch the mallet;
 
         Body or Clothes:
         (14) touches any ball with any part of his body or clothes;

         Still Ball:
         (15) in a Croquet stroke, plays away from or fails to move or shake the Croqueted ball;

         Damage:
         (16) deliberately plays a stroke that is likely to cause OR does cause substantial damage to the court by the malle. Substantial damage is damage capable of affecting a subsequent shot played over the damaged area, normally involving the breaking of the surface of the court.

            Waiver:
            (b) If a fault is committed in a Croquet stroke and the Striker's turn would otherwise end (by his ball or another going over the boundary) the adversary may waive the fault before the next turn is played. In that event, the fault is deemed not to have been committed, any points scored for any ball in that stroke remain valid and the turn ends.

             Replace the Balls:
            (c) If the Striker commits a fault and it is not waived or condoned, the balls are replaced in their lawful positions before the stroke in which the fault was committed, no point may be scored by any ball in that stroke or any further stroke and the turn ends.

            Condoned:
            (d) The fault is condoned if it is not discovered before the next stroke but one of the Striker's turn. In that event, the fault is deemed not to have been committed

            Hampered Shot:
            (e) (1) A stroke is hampered if it requires special care because of the proximity of a Hoop the Peg or another ball.

            Push Me - Pull Me:
            (2) The Striker pushes or pulls the Striker's ball if he maintains contact between mallet and ball for an appreciable period or accelerates the mallet head if it has been checked after its initial contact with the ball.

            A push is played away from the body.

            A pull is played toward the body.

            "The Laws of Association Croquet, Croquet Golf  and the Regulations for Tournaments"
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