"The parties have reached complete agreement on what's an infraction, how you decide a case and what are the penalties," said Mr. Doniger, who attended the meeting.
Curiously, these punishments are very different from what an individual athlete would face for the same infraction, despite the fact that both adhere to World Anti-Doping Agency's protocols.
I wonder what social infractions ignored today would one day be a total PR disaster.
Last month, N.F.L. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue assessed what is believed to be the highest fine in league history for an infraction not involving substance abuse.
As Chadwick remembered it, he began using hand signals for a penalty during a Stanley Cup finals series in the World War II years, introducing a practice eventually adopted by all referees to let fans know instantly what type of infraction has been called.
Other Devils players said they did not know what Quint's infraction was, but the latest disruption did not seem to bother them, as Petr Sykora and Patrik Elias each had two goals and two assists in leading the Devils past the Islanders for the third time in five games this season.
Some of the things promoted by groups like Flex Your Rights declining to consent to searches, maintaining silence, asking to know what infraction you've committed, asking whether you're being detained, and filming all encounters with the police— are legit in the abstract.
Then that would be an infraction.
More schooling and better grades, an infraction?
Such an infraction carries a fine of up to $10,000.
None of those is an infraction.
