Search Result for "run_afoul":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. go against, as of rules and laws;
- Example: "He ran afoul of the law"
- Example: "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
[syn: conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

run afoul
    v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the
         law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn:
         conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene]