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
No country or person has yet been deemed responsible for the drone infractions, said Troels Lund Poulsen, Denmark’s deputy prime minister and defense minister.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Moen suggested the system and its limits should be used only for students who have a lengthy record of infractions of being out of class, not for all students.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Frustrated drivers can’t fight back The contract with BusPatrol was made possible by a Florida law passed in July 2023 that authorized school bus infraction detection systems.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Disciplinary referrals for cell phone violations have increased, though overall infractions have declined at some schools.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Moen suggested the system and its limits should be used only for students who have a lengthy record of infractions of being out of class, not for all students.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Frustrated drivers can’t fight back The contract with BusPatrol was made possible by a Florida law passed in July 2023 that authorized school bus infraction detection systems.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Disciplinary referrals for cell phone violations have increased, though overall infractions have declined at some schools.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infraction
Noun
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And there have been 70 weapons violations with a gun this year, versus 43 in 2024.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tamara and her cousins say the audio release is just the latest violation of their rights under Marsy’s Law, a California statute that gives crime victims the rights to privacy, dignity and respect.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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YouTube said creators terminated for copyright infringement or for violating its Creator Responsibility policies are not eligible.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some of the prompts failed due to copyright infringement, while others worked.—
Jeniece Pettitt,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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