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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British soldiers, brought in to suppress a Catholic civil-rights movement, ran checkpoints, frisked young men, and stopped drivers for the smallest infractions.
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The complaint further stated that the teen, now a senior, experienced several academic and disciplinary sanctions as a result of the academic infraction — including being barred from induction into the National Honor Society.
—David Chiu, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Hendrick Motorsports announced an appeal into Bowman’s infraction.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Had Steve Gruver and his wife been aware of the disciplinary and hazing infractions against Phi Delta Theta, their son would not have been pledged there.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The complaint further stated that the teen, now a senior, experienced several academic and disciplinary sanctions as a result of the academic infraction — including being barred from induction into the National Honor Society.
—David Chiu, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Hendrick Motorsports announced an appeal into Bowman’s infraction.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Had Steve Gruver and his wife been aware of the disciplinary and hazing infractions against Phi Delta Theta, their son would not have been pledged there.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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