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

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

“If the deputies are using this minor infraction of riding on the sidewalk as a pretense to search innocent people, that is wrong,” Hahn said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021

"Fact is, it's a minor infraction of ethics for me to mention it to you."

From Murder in the Gunroom by Piper, H. Beam