conflict

Definitions

1. 1.A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting. As soon as he [Atterbury] was himself again, he became eager for action and conflict. Macaulay. An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. W. H. Seward. Conflict of laws, that branch of jurisprudence which deals with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; -- often used as synonymous with Private international law. See Contest.
2. 2.To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. Shak. Fire and water conflicting together. Bacon.
3. 3.To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle. A man would be content to . . . conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. Abp. Tillotson.
4. 4.To be in opposition; to be contradictory. The laws of the United States and of the individual States may, in some cases, conflict with each other. Wheaton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. Shak. Fire and water conflicting together. Bacon called?
• What is to maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle. A man would be content to . . . conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. Abp. Tillotson called?
• What is to be in opposition; to be contradictory. The laws of the United States and of the individual States may, in some cases, conflict with each other. Wheaton called?