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
Jones jumped across the line and was flagged for a neutral-zone infraction, a five-yard penalty that gave Denver a first down.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
Other prisoners have not had a discipline record or a violent or escape-related infraction in over a decade.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
After that, infractions can start at $25 and incrementally increase to $250 following multiple convictions.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
The order states that Vizguerra has not been arrested or cited for any infractions in over a decade and that there is no evidence to suggest that her release would pose a risk of future harm.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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The most common template for an insider trading violation is as follows.—
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In Chicago, the indelible image of a pastor in a clerical collar shot in the head with a pepper ball by agents standing on the rooftop of an ICE building is a direct violation of CBP’s use of force policy.—
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Rakoff previously dismissed Gray’s claim of joint authorship, but allowed the copyright infringement claim to advance to discovery.—
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This may be a massive legal liability for AI companies—one that could potentially cost the industry billions of dollars in copyright-infringement judgments, and lead products to be taken off the market.—
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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