There is considerable sympathy for members of the public who commit some minor infringement under circumstances which are considered justifiable and understandable.

So now we seize people off the street for minor infringements and give them terms of limited enslavement.

A scrum is a way of restarting the game safely and fairly after a minor infringement.

In rugby union a scrum is a means of restarting play after a minor infringement.

Scrums are used to start play after minor infringements and when the ball becomes unplayable.

The Advantage Law allows the game to flow more freely, and not stop for every minor infringement.

It reverses the agency's practice of cracking down on even minor infringements with strict penalties.

Some sergeants, heading for promotion, would clamp down heavily on minor infringements.

In a 5-to-4 ruling Wednesday, the court held that a curfew is only a minor infringement on the rights of children and parents.

Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements.