infraction
Example Sentences
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But a car either complies or it does not, no matter how infinitesimal the infraction.
From BBC
It’s also one of the few times the show has made Larry’s infraction accidental.
From Los Angeles Times
A US attorney for Wyoming cited Brosnan over two alleged infractions.
From BBC
The labor board complaint said the company’s president and chief operating officer, Gwynne Shotwell, had illegally restricted employees from circulating the letter, and it identified similar infractions by other executives and managers.
From New York Times
The law is meant to reduce the police practice of making “pretextual stops,” in which officers use a minor infraction as the basis to pull someone over and investigate other potential crimes.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.