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(noun) battle, engagement, fight
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga; he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine; police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
(noun) difference, difference of opinion, dispute
a disagreement or argument about something important
he had a dispute with his wife; there were irreconcilable differences; the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
(verb) infringe, run afoul, contravene
go against, as of rules and laws
He ran afoul of the law; This behavior conflicts with our rules