traffic ticket
noun
: a piece of paper that officially tells a person that he or she has driven or parked a car improperly and will have to pay a fine
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He was arrested out in the desert over a traffic ticket.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
For example, one of the social workers had a family where someone had a traffic ticket and couldn’t afford to pay the fine.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
The person's criminal history was limited, aside from receiving one traffic ticket.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Police waited until the legislative session finished before issuing a traffic ticket for speeding and failure to provide proof of car insurance.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The dashboard comes after state police came under fire in 2023 for what was initially suspected to be a phony traffic ticket scandal involving tens of thousands of tickets aimed at skewing the agency’s traffic data.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Under Ohio law, the owner of a dog that disfigures or even kills someone is likely to pay a fine that’s little more than a traffic ticket.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Officer Christopher Bowen claims he was punished with a shift change after missing arrest and traffic ticket quotas.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
For example, one of the social workers had a family where someone had a traffic ticket and couldn’t afford to pay the fine.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
The person's criminal history was limited, aside from receiving one traffic ticket.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Police waited until the legislative session finished before issuing a traffic ticket for speeding and failure to provide proof of car insurance.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The dashboard comes after state police came under fire in 2023 for what was initially suspected to be a phony traffic ticket scandal involving tens of thousands of tickets aimed at skewing the agency’s traffic data.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Under Ohio law, the owner of a dog that disfigures or even kills someone is likely to pay a fine that’s little more than a traffic ticket.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Officer Christopher Bowen claims he was punished with a shift change after missing arrest and traffic ticket quotas.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Traffic ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20ticket. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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