Rule 10

HistoricalA.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1931 (historical)

If a served ball hits the ceiling, floor, or either side wall before hitting the front wall, the server is out. A ball bouncing over the back wall, either on the serve or in play, or that is driven over the back wall without hitting the floor except on the serve, shall be a dead ball and shall be played over without penalty to either side.

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How these ideas connect in this rule

Actor
Action
Place
Thing
related term
mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)

Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
Server relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
Server relates to Wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
Server relates to Floor: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
Serve relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.

No link to the other terms shown: Back wall, Ceiling, Side wall. 26 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.