moving violation

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

moving violation (plural moving violations)

1. (US, Canada, Australia, law enforcement) Violation of the law by the driver of a vehicle while in motion.
   • 1959 May 20, Taking Violators Off the Road, St Petersburg Times, p. 8A:

     Under present law, the Department of Public Safety can suspend a license from 30 to 90 days when the holder accumulates three moving violations.

Translations

violation of law by the driver of a moving vehicle

• German: Verkehrsverstoß (de) m
• Russian: ^{(please verify)} наруше́ние пра́вил доро́жного движе́ния n (narušénije právil doróžnovo dvižénija)
• Spanish: infracción de tránsito f, infracción de tráfico f