How to Use infraction in a Sentence

infraction

noun
  • And the small crimes — even the mere infractions — lead to more serious things.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In a perfect world, the shop owner would hold the child accountable, but also let the infraction go and move on.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Regulators also have to sort out who would be liable for any infractions.
    John Kell, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • Many agencies allow officers to chase at high-speed for any infraction, no matter how minor.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Old resentments could come to mind, but trying to prove that others owe you for some long-ago infraction probably won’t pay off.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
  • There is also the possibility that some involved parties turned a blind eye to some infractions.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 May 2024
  • One of his mother’s boyfriends beat her in front of her children and hit Coleman and his brother for small infractions, such as chewing food too loudly.
    Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • According to the 12-page complaint, the infractions were not repeated.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Even so, a $40 or $41 late fee for a second infraction within six months or so, by anyone's guess, is a great deal of money to most people.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The police report said officers asked Barber to exit the SUV because it would be towed for the driving infraction.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 June 2024
  • By the rule book, Alabama was guilty of the infraction.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Even though the trip was on his own time, the infraction is punishable.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The agency said the infractions are part of a pattern at the facility for over a decade.
    Gwozniac, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That would be up to judges, and depend on the severity of the infractions being alleged.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Toney was ruled to have lined up offside and replays confirmed the infraction.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • While the infraction will not result in a point on a driver’s record, the law website states hefty fines could be issued.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The data displayed the reason for the stop and the actions that police officers took for the infraction.
    Ralph Chapoco, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • McKissick, a farmer, had been driving his truck when a trooper pulled him over for a traffic infraction.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • She was issued an infraction for failure to drive in a proper lane.
    Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2022
  • At the time of the infraction, the guard was sitting on the team’s bench and wearing her warm-up uniform after coming out of the game for what appeared to be the final time.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • Penalties can range up to a maximum of eight hours per infraction.
    CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Those infractions cost Save More & Grill five points total.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Rules were strictly enforced, and she was forced to sleep at a nursing home next door for minor infractions.
    Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • That means that this case, and any subsequent infraction, no matter how minor, would go straight to adult court, where the girl would face the same penalty as a grown-up.
    Meribah Knight, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2023
  • In golf any infraction is a no-no, to the extent that players are expected to call their own fouls for the slightest infringement.
    David Papineau, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
  • By the time of his death, his associates said, he had been held for 300 days in solitary penalty cells for alleged infractions, adding to the stress on his system.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The Cleveland woman, 33, was cited for the infraction and the vehicle was removed.
    cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Still others go a step further, saying only the most egregious infractions should be whistled with the game on the line — and Trammell’s shot missed.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The Browns, who trailed 13-3 at the half, had won the toss and deferred, but went three-and-out on their opening drive following a snap infraction by center Hjalte Froholdt on third down.
    cleveland, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Instead of punishing teens, the goal should be consequences related to the infraction.
    Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 26 June 2024

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