"moving violation" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-moving violation.ogg [Australia] Forms: moving violations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: moving violation Tags: Australia, Canada, US Categories (topical): Law enforcement Translations (violation of law by the driver of a moving vehicle): Verkehrsverstoß [masculine] (German), infracción de tránsito [feminine] (Spanish), infracción de tráfico [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-moving_violation-en-noun-9nWCZcdT Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

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