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
And without an umpire watching closely — or without video evidence — that kind of infraction can be difficult to spot.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead of a hands-free violation the CTDOT is pushing a bill that would upgrade the infraction to a reckless driving charge.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
Britain went on to win the match 9-4, despite the infraction.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The night’s other drama came in the FIS testing tent, where Austrian athlete Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified after a technical infraction, with officials finding that his shoe was four millimetres too large.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead of a hands-free violation the CTDOT is pushing a bill that would upgrade the infraction to a reckless driving charge.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
Britain went on to win the match 9-4, despite the infraction.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The night’s other drama came in the FIS testing tent, where Austrian athlete Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified after a technical infraction, with officials finding that his shoe was four millimetres too large.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infraction
Noun
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However, the amnesty explicitly excludes those convicted or prosecuted for homicide, drug trafficking, corruption, grave human rights violations, crimes against humanity and war crimes.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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From a strategic standpoint, the danger lies less in any single violation than in their cumulative effect.—
Frederic Lemieux,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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ByteDance’s activities are willful, and constitute direct and secondary copyright infringement.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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On Friday, Disney sent a cease and desist letter to ByteDance over the infringement of its IP.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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