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
No infraction seems to escape him.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The extracurriculars yielded matching roughing infractions, but neither side could convert during 4-on-4 action.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
His physical size and ability to play the style that becomes dominant in the playoffs (more physical, forcing players to play through opposition infractions that would have resulted in penalties earlier in the season) mean Podkolzin’s star should be rising as the regular season nears its end.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
But as anyone who’s sat through a Title IX meeting in the past ten years can tell you, that whole drunk student party infraction—let alone the grab—would have seen my guy on leave at best.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The extracurriculars yielded matching roughing infractions, but neither side could convert during 4-on-4 action.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
His physical size and ability to play the style that becomes dominant in the playoffs (more physical, forcing players to play through opposition infractions that would have resulted in penalties earlier in the season) mean Podkolzin’s star should be rising as the regular season nears its end.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
But as anyone who’s sat through a Title IX meeting in the past ten years can tell you, that whole drunk student party infraction—let alone the grab—would have seen my guy on leave at best.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infraction
Noun
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Felicia Anderson, 39, is wanted on a half-dozen criminal counts, including first-degree assault, second-degree assault and weapons violations.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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This is a brazen violation of international law.—
Lincoln Anderson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Trademark infringement claims could be used to argue AI content is confusingly similar, which is generally prohibited by trademark law.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Udio and Sunio share custody of the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Universal, Sony, and Warner.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Infraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infraction. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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