minor infractions
Small rule breaks
Minor infractions are small violations of rules or laws—offenses that fall short of serious wrongdoing.
The phrase appears in legal contexts for petty crimes like jaywalking or parking violations, and in institutional settings for breaking minor rules: Students caught with minor infractions receive warnings rather than suspensions.
The qualifier *minor* distinguishes these from major violations warranting harsher consequences.
- jaywalkingIllegal pedestrian crossing
- rolling stopDeceleration without full halt
- late arrivalPerson appearing after expected
- parking violationIllegal vehicle placement citation
- expired meterParking time depleted
tardiness · cutting in line · misdemeanor · dress code violation · interrupting · littering · open container · gossiping · white lie · speeding ticket · petty theft · trespassing · public indecency · double parking · loitering · noise complaint · loitering
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
minor infractionsfelonies
Serious punishable offenses
capital offenses · capital crimes · violent crimes · atrocities · war crimes
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