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
Court documents show Rigby possesses a lengthy rap sheet encompassing numerous traffic infractions over the years, including a 2022 hit-and-run.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Breaking the law would result in an infraction or misdemeanor.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
The minimum fine for infractions is $200, indicating that this is probably Clark’s first such offense this season.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
These are the repercussions that conservatives have been experiencing for years for infractions not nearly as egregious.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Breaking the law would result in an infraction or misdemeanor.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
The minimum fine for infractions is $200, indicating that this is probably Clark’s first such offense this season.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
These are the repercussions that conservatives have been experiencing for years for infractions not nearly as egregious.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infraction
Noun
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No violations of Polish airspace were reported.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Portland sent a notice to the building’s private owners last week, saying ICE has committed code violations by boarding up windows and keeping some detainees in the holding facility for longer than 12 hours.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These measures include content filtering; checks for infringement across streaming and social platforms; penalty systems for repeat infringers; chain-of-custody certification and name-and-likeness verification.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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As Hollywood producers increasingly turn to AI tools to help develop stories, characters and franchises, the creative community needs new training to understand how to protect themselves from copyright infringement claims.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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