as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
speeding is only a minor infraction, but vehicular homicide is a serious felony
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Recent Examples of infraction
What would be ideal is for the NFL to invest in an AI system that watches games and learns how the referee crews call rule infractions.
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Sheldon Jacobson, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
In recent years, the city has struggled to enforce parking infractions as a result of a staffing shortage within the parking enforcement unit.
—Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
Editor’s picks ‘Brutal beatings’ Cooper and hundreds of Dozier students accused school wardens of torturous abuse over minor infractions, like whippings, beatings, forced labor, and medical neglect.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
According to the city’s 2025-2026 budget, parking infraction penalties totaled $22.4 million in 2023.
—Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sheldon Jacobson, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
In recent years, the city has struggled to enforce parking infractions as a result of a staffing shortage within the parking enforcement unit.
—Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
Editor’s picks ‘Brutal beatings’ Cooper and hundreds of Dozier students accused school wardens of torturous abuse over minor infractions, like whippings, beatings, forced labor, and medical neglect.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
According to the city’s 2025-2026 budget, parking infraction penalties totaled $22.4 million in 2023.
—Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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