moving violation
(US, Canada, Australia, law enforcement) Violation of the law by the driver of a vehicle while in motion.
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(US, Canada, Australia, law enforcement) Violation of the law by the driver of a vehicle while in motion.
1959 May 20, [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bTJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8nYDAAAAIBAJ&dq=moving%20violation&pg=1791%2C4605209 Taking Violators Off the Road], St Petersburg Times, p. 8A:
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