traffic ticket
noun
: a piece of paper that officially tells a person that he or she has driven or parked a car improperly and will have to pay a fine
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Not even an unpaid traffic ticket.
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Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
In March, Maria Flores drove her husband to the courthouse to pay fees related to a traffic ticket in Tennessee.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
Superior court judges handle all civil cases — these can include family law, probate and juvenile cases — and all criminal cases, such as felonies, misdemeanors and infractions, like a traffic ticket.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
5 June 2026
Local authorities arrested him on an old traffic ticket warrant and turned him over to ICE.
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Anagilmara Vílchez,
NBC news,
25 May 2026
On Thursday, May 21, an investigator with the Cobb County Police Department testified that police found a traffic ticket at the scene of the crime, mere feet away from Couch's dead body, which belonged to Jacques and included the license plate number for his vehicle, Atlanta News First reported.
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Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning drivers about fake traffic ticket scams ahead of Memorial Day.
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Keith Laing,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
At the same time, the traffic ticket system, designed for humans, makes very little sense for robocars, so this was the wrong fix.
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Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
What the traffic ticket scam text looks like At first, the message seems convincing.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
In March, Maria Flores drove her husband to the courthouse to pay fees related to a traffic ticket in Tennessee.
—
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Superior court judges handle all civil cases — these can include family law, probate and juvenile cases — and all criminal cases, such as felonies, misdemeanors and infractions, like a traffic ticket.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
5 June 2026
Local authorities arrested him on an old traffic ticket warrant and turned him over to ICE.
—
Anagilmara Vílchez,
NBC news,
25 May 2026
On Thursday, May 21, an investigator with the Cobb County Police Department testified that police found a traffic ticket at the scene of the crime, mere feet away from Couch's dead body, which belonged to Jacques and included the license plate number for his vehicle, Atlanta News First reported.
—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning drivers about fake traffic ticket scams ahead of Memorial Day.
—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
At the same time, the traffic ticket system, designed for humans, makes very little sense for robocars, so this was the wrong fix.
—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
What the traffic ticket scam text looks like At first, the message seems convincing.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Traffic ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20ticket. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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