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
In overtime of Game 6, Kindel, the sensational 19-year-old rookie center, committed an icing infraction that led to the faceoff in Penguins territory.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The penalty boxes at the Tsongas Center were a revolving door, as six infractions were called amid a physical start from both teams.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Mejer has also been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer, both misdemeanors, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 May 2026
In the letter, Budkie demands that the USDA’s Investigative and Enforcement Division launch an investigation and that the government issue the maximum penalty of $12,722 per infraction, per animal.
—Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The penalty boxes at the Tsongas Center were a revolving door, as six infractions were called amid a physical start from both teams.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Mejer has also been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer, both misdemeanors, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 May 2026
In the letter, Budkie demands that the USDA’s Investigative and Enforcement Division launch an investigation and that the government issue the maximum penalty of $12,722 per infraction, per animal.
—Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infraction
Noun
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Garcia Martinez was processed for federal immigration law violations and transported to a detention facility with detainers to ensure extradition to New York after final adjudication of the immigration violations, CBP said.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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But a confidential internal audit later seemed to suggest body camera misuse was more widespread, finding similar violations among patrol officers in three other divisions, including 77th Street.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The publishers allege that Zuckerberg approved the use of copyright infringement.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The creative industries are on the front lines, with authors, artists, and musicians filing dozens of lawsuits against major AI companies for copyright infringement.—
Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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