noun / verb
ticket
An official notice that someone has broken a rule or law.
The officer tickets the car parked beside the hydrant.
Etymology
The source concerns a small identifying notice. A violation ticket specializes the written notice to an officially recorded offense.
More examples
- He found a parking ticket under the windshield wiper.
- Several drivers were ticketed for speeding.
- The city has ticketed that vehicle twice.
Forms
ticket · tickets · ticketed · ticketing