Meaning afoul
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afoulin a state of difficulty or conflict with; used mainly in American EnglishHe had a knack for running afoul of the law.
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afoul1809, originally nautical, "in collision or entanglement," from a- (1) + foul (adj.). From 1833 in general sense of "in violent or hostile conflict," mainly in phrases such as run [..]
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afoul(adj) especially of a ship's lines etc
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