afoul
Use Afoul in a sentence
adverb, adjective
Idioms 1.
in a state of collision or entanglement: a ship with its shrouds afoul.
2.
run/come/fall afoul of,
a.
to become entangled with: The boat ran afoul of the seaweed.
b.
to come into conflict with: The business had fallen afoul of the new government regulations.
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Afoul
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Libraries that have required this type of information historically and/or currently have not necessarily run afoul of the law.
We have all heard disaster stories of foreign campuses forced to close and of offshore ventures falling afoul of host governments.
Permitting court bailiffs to act as paid supervisors for visitations runs afoul of several of these provisions.
And there's still a risk that the plan could run afoul of rating agencies, earning the official default stamp.
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