run afoul

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verb

go against, as of rules and laws
- He ran afoul of the law
- This behavior conflicts with our rules
• Syn:
conflict, infringe, contravene
• Derivationally related forms:
contravention (for: contravene), infringement (for: infringe), conflict (for: conflict)
• Hypernyms:
transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against,
breach, break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP