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
Those who break the rules are hit with fines depending on the severity of the infraction.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
That was the case on Wednesday, where the fatal shooting began as someone blocking a public road, generally an infraction of interest to police officers, who are trained to know the difference between impeding something and vociferously protesting against it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In others, searches were conducted after infractions as minor as a missing license plate.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
The costliest penalty of all was a Xavier Lucas borderline targeting infraction that gave the Rebels a first down at the UM 22.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
That was the case on Wednesday, where the fatal shooting began as someone blocking a public road, generally an infraction of interest to police officers, who are trained to know the difference between impeding something and vociferously protesting against it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In others, searches were conducted after infractions as minor as a missing license plate.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
The costliest penalty of all was a Xavier Lucas borderline targeting infraction that gave the Rebels a first down at the UM 22.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infraction
Noun
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Some of those fees, like the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, have absolutely nothing to do with traffic violations.—
Julie Watts,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Some of Miami’s 23 turnovers were a function of OKC’s attacking defense, but others were simply careless, including an over-and-back violation by Jaime Jaquez; Dru Smith and Pelle Larsson passes to nobody in particular; and Bam Adebayo failing to grab a catchable pass that sailed out of bounds.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rakoff previously dismissed Gray’s claim of joint authorship, but allowed the copyright infringement claim to advance to discovery.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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This may be a massive legal liability for AI companies—one that could potentially cost the industry billions of dollars in copyright-infringement judgments, and lead products to be taken off the market.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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