Definition of fall/run afoul of
chiefly US. : to get into trouble because of not obeying or following (the law, a rule, etc.) After leaving home he fell afoul of the law. an investor who has run afoul of stock market rules.
What does a afoul mean?
: fouled, tangled a ship with its sails afoul.
Is afoul an adverb?
AFOUL (adverb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
