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
Defendants charged with felony or misdemeanor infractions, and without legal representation for more than 45 days, may also have their charges dismissed.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Arrests for minor traffic infractions are how many immigrants in Central Florida end up in custody as the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented migrants, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Other lawyers point to infractions like driving under the influence of alcohol as a reason DACA and its protections can be revoked.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 July 2025
Now, over a year later, the Trump administration has deployed Title VI against sixty different higher education institutions, this time for infractions relating to the abolition of DEI initiatives countrywide, as well as for select cases of antisemitism.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Arrests for minor traffic infractions are how many immigrants in Central Florida end up in custody as the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented migrants, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Other lawyers point to infractions like driving under the influence of alcohol as a reason DACA and its protections can be revoked.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 July 2025
Now, over a year later, the Trump administration has deployed Title VI against sixty different higher education institutions, this time for infractions relating to the abolition of DEI initiatives countrywide, as well as for select cases of antisemitism.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infraction
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Toxic pollutants such as arsenic, lead, mercury and chromium are contaminating the groundwater at the Eagle Valley site in Martinsville then migrating offsite from containment ponds — a violation of federal coal ash rules, the Hoosier Environment Council says.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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The American Medical Association considers direct medical participation in executions a violation of health care ethics, further complicating procedures involving inmates with complex health considerations like Black.—
Tobias Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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And with statutory damages for willful copyright infringement reaching up to $150,000 per work, massive damages are in play.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Intellectual property/copyright/trademark infringement.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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