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
Bancorp and Stride haven’t had any regulatory infractions recently, but future compliance issues could slow down Chime’s pace of new product releases.
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Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Word spread that many of them had previously had encounters with the legal system, even for a minor infraction.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
In December 2024, Lopez pleaded no contest to a civil infraction and agreed to pay a $250 fine for posting a photo of a dead body on his personal Instagram page, FOX 35 Orlando and WFTV reported.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Priscilla Rivera.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Word spread that many of them had previously had encounters with the legal system, even for a minor infraction.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
In December 2024, Lopez pleaded no contest to a civil infraction and agreed to pay a $250 fine for posting a photo of a dead body on his personal Instagram page, FOX 35 Orlando and WFTV reported.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Priscilla Rivera.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infraction
Noun
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Teachers need frameworks for distinguishing between appropriate AI use and academic integrity violations.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Fort Worth for June 1st - June 14th, 2025.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2025
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In 11 months, reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen accrued as many penalty points across six different infringements.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Honeywell filed a lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against the patent company, Patent Armory Inc. Earlier, Patent Armory had sued Honeywell in April for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2025
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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