minor infraction
Example Sentences
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Giving the attacking team an almost guaranteed goal for something can be a really minor infraction by the defender is wildly disproportionate.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
In January he was moved to a prison in Siberia and placed in solitary confinement over an alleged minor infraction.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
The law seeks to curb ‘pretextual stops,’ in which police use a minor infraction as the basis to make a stop and investigate other possible crimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
In encounter after encounter, Memphis residents said, the Scorpions had a similar playbook: Officers would spot some minor infraction, jump out and begin asking questions and barking commands.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
"Fact is, it's a minor infraction of ethics for me to mention it to you."
From Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper
