• SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In English, at least for the US, there are typically only misdemeanors and felonies, and both are crimes. There are also violations, but those are usually civil, not criminal (parking tickets, for example).

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      1 year ago

      Sorry, mistranslation. I meant violations. Over here we only split into violations and crimes.

      Violations cover most things done with a car/in traffic without actively harming someone.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, in English (in the US, generally) we’d call that a civil violation. Or a civil action where a lawsuit is brought by a private citizen, like suing someone for damaging your property. It’s against the law, but probably not going to be prosecuted by the government.