as in violations
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 infractions
An additional $500,000 would go toward establishing an in-house prosecution office to handle infractions and misdemeanor cases now contracted out to the city of Boise.
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Rose Evans
june 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 June 2026
In October 2013, he was sentenced to serve a life sentence for drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, firearms violations, among other infractions.
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Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2026
Rae and the city of Plano had been battling over code infractions since June 2024.
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Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Researchers found that disciplinary infractions rose during the first year, but the rate returned to average in the second year.
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Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
Other leagues have a collective-bargaining agreement in which rules and infractions are agreed upon in collaboration with the players.
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Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Throughout, Wallach has accrued dozens of infractions in USDA inspection reports, some the agency considered serious.
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Katie Surma,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
The infractions resulted in two civil traffic citations.
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Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
The man who allegedly doored O’Neil has a history of traffic infractions, court records reviewed by the Tribune show.
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Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Rose Evans
june 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 June 2026
In October 2013, he was sentenced to serve a life sentence for drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, firearms violations, among other infractions.
—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2026
Rae and the city of Plano had been battling over code infractions since June 2024.
—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Researchers found that disciplinary infractions rose during the first year, but the rate returned to average in the second year.
—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
Other leagues have a collective-bargaining agreement in which rules and infractions are agreed upon in collaboration with the players.
—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Throughout, Wallach has accrued dozens of infractions in USDA inspection reports, some the agency considered serious.
—
Katie Surma,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
The infractions resulted in two civil traffic citations.
—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
The man who allegedly doored O’Neil has a history of traffic infractions, court records reviewed by the Tribune show.
—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infractions
Noun
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Three additional restaurants were cited for violations including heavy grease accumulation, missing handwashing signs and an ice machine leak.
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The Justice Manual violations described above represent only one dimension of the illegality of this Fund.
Noun
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Four groups, one from each of those religions, filed a brief urging the high court to take up the USCCB’s case, warning that keeping the lower court rulings in place could lead to infringements on religious autonomy for other religions.
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Montana led the nation in passing legislation that limits infringements on the ability of any resident to make full use of AI and related technologies.
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“Infractions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infractions. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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