moving violation

noun

: the act of breaking a law while driving

Examples of moving violation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The councilman was issued a $238 citation for a moving violation, the California Post initially reported. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026

The officer observed a moving violation near a high school during morning drop-off, according to the report. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026

The same violation in a car or a truck, meanwhile, remained a moving violation — a civil summons — that did not require a court appearance. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026

An additional five misdemeanor counts of moving violation causing serious impairment of body function were dropped. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for moving violation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
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• adulteration

Legal Definition

moving violation

noun

: a violation (as speeding or drunk driving) of motor vehicle or traffic laws that is made while the vehicle is moving