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Adjective: afoul  u'fawl
  1. (nautical) not having freedom of motion due to collision or entanglement; entangled
    "with its sails afoul";
    - foul, fouled
Adverb: afoul  u'fawl
  1. Into conflict with
    "Man obsessed with trains again runs afoul of law"

See also: tangled