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parking ticket

British  

noun

  1. a summons served for a parking offence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The court heard she checked her handheld device, which confirmed that no parking ticket had been purchased for the vehicle.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

What they likely didn’t count on: getting a parking ticket from their employer because their car wasn’t made by Stellantis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“I received a death sentence from the regime,” he said, as calmly as others might say they got a parking ticket.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

“The fine would be paid out of pocket, exactly like if a student-athlete gets a parking ticket on campus.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Some parking ticket confetti, caught in a frail wind puff, tumbled across the dirt and settled around the sheriff s boots, which were on the wrong feet.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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