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Verb: run afoul
  1. Go against, as of rules and laws
    "He ran afoul of the law"
    - conflict, infringe, contravene

Derived forms: ran afoul, runs afoul, running afoul

Type of: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate

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