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(Procedure after a) LEAD OUT OF TURN ACCEPTED
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(Procedure after an) OPENING LEAD OUT OF TURN
Flowchart: Alternate Process: LAW 23 (c) If offender could have known that the enforced pass would be likely to damage the non-offending side the offender's should redress the damage in accordance with Proprieties 1.
Flowchart: Alternate Process: LAW 56 When a defender leads out of turn: (a) Declarer may accept that lead as provided in Law 53. (b) Declarer may require the defender to retract that lead; the card illegally led becomes a MAJOR penalty card (see Law 50 - note that lead penalties are provided).