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a·foul of   (ə-foul')   
prep.  

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

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

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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afoul of

see run afoul of.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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