Especially of a ship's lines etc.
1 But Polonsky soon went bust and ran afoul of the Russian state.
2 Therefore, making it a requirement does not run afoul of the law.
3 Accounting experts said the error did run afoul of basic accounting principles.
4 Grand Theft Auto has constantly run afoul of Australia's strict content controls.
5 Almost immediately we ran afoul of the general suspicion toward foreign photographers.
6 Those who fell afoul of the power structure were punished-swiftlyand effectively.
7 But Talleyrand's proposal fell afoul of the post-revolutionary zeal of the times.
8 ZTE has run afoul of Washington before for dealings with authoritarian governments.
9 And I think the nervous tension caused by quids has you afoul .
10 Now be keerful and not run afoul of the plaguey lye leech.
11 Holders could still seek monetary damages without running afoul of the policy.
12 The books were all smutched up-toomany dirty fingers afoul of them.
13 Then he, too, ran afoul of the local landowners and was recalled.
14 Eddie wouldn't want to run afoul of a man like Gabriel Abbott.
15 Some legal experts said Comey's actions did not run afoul of the law.
16 They ran afoul of the 'good character' grounds in the law.
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