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infraction<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\nn<\/em>. (17c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A violation, usually of a rule or local ordinance and usually not punishable by incarceration.\u00a0<\/strong> See VIOLATION (1). \u2014 infract<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, vb<\/em>. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A violation of law, particularly a traffic rule or regulation. Ando v Woodberry<\/em>, 8 NY2d 165, 203 NYS2d 74, 168 NE2d 520<\/span>. A breach or violation of a duty, or obligation.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. A minor violation of law.\u00a0 EXAMPLE: a traffic citation.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. A breach; an infringement.<\/strong> <\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See also petty offense<\/em>. [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

civil infraction<\/span> –<\/strong> (1971) An act or omission that, though not a crime, is prohibited by law and is punishable.\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0 In some states, many traffic violations are classified as civil infractions.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0Deluxe Tenth Edition\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner<\/a>. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations
\n<\/b><\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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