infraction
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If there was a minor traffic infraction or other probable cause to make a stop, proving their motive requires them to confess to acting with intent to discriminate, Willis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Alireza Faghani, the Australian referee, missed the infraction in real-time, but produced a red card after consulting with the video replay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
In other words, faculty can be fired for whatever infraction the school’s governing board decides is a fireable one.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
But a car either complies or it does not, no matter how infinitesimal the infraction.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
You bet, but never to the point where I would hesitate to inform on them for the slightest infraction.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Those caught breaking the law face fixed penalty notices of £200 for a minor breach and criminal prosecution for more serious infractions.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
City Council to limit so-called pretextual stops, in which officers pull people over for minor traffic infractions in order to investigate more serious offenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
And EPA data shows that its pattern of reported infractions has continued in recent years.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
What if they acknowledge the president can fire for cause, but simply argue that infractions must occur when a governor is in office?
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
“If they’re his crimes and infractions, he must have committed them.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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The Giver
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