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afoul of

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a·foul of (

-foul

)

prep.

1. In or into collision, entanglement, or conflict with.

2. Up against; in trouble with: ran afoul of the law.

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Afoul
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go against

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infringe
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Coming afoul of that old man has a sort of turned me wrong side out.

Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context

And now I will tell how it came about that Robin Hood fell afoul of the law.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context

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