Meaning & use
nonmoving violation
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Meaning
nouncountableAmericanlegal
A traffic offense that does not involve driving, such as parking illegally or having an expired license.
Grammar: Countable: a nonmoving violation, nonmoving violations.
Patterns
- a nonmoving violation
- be charged with a nonmoving violation
She got a ticket for a nonmoving violation: her car's registration had expired.
Parking in a no-parking zone is a nonmoving violation.
Unlike a moving violation, a nonmoving violation usually does not add points to your license.
Word forms
| plural | nonmoving violations |
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Common combinations
- a nonmoving violation ticket
- He received a nonmoving violation ticket for an expired inspection sticker.
- charged with a nonmoving violation
- She was charged with a nonmoving violation after parking on the sidewalk.
- nonmoving violation fine
- The nonmoving violation fine was $50.
Synonyms and how they differ
- parking ticket
- A parking ticket is a specific type of nonmoving violation; nonmoving violation is the broader legal category.
Opposites
Commonly confused: nonmoving violation or moving violation?
nonmoving violation vs moving violation
A moving violation happens while the vehicle is being driven, like speeding; a nonmoving violation happens when the car is parked or has paperwork problems.
Practice
Which of these is a nonmoving violation?
Choose one answer.
Parking offenses happen when the car is not moving, so they are nonmoving violations. The other options all involve driving and are moving violations.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “nonmoving violation”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.