altercation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of altercation
1350–1400; Middle English altercacioun < Latin altercātiōn- (stem of altercātiō ). See altercate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Last month the Yorkshireman apologised after he was involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer during England's tour of New Zealand before the recent Ashes series in Australia, admitting to a "terrible mistake".
From Barron's
As a result, the public has been kept from one of the chief ways it has to hold officers involved in such altercations accountable: their identity.
From Salon
She couldn’t bring herself to watch a new video showing an earlier altercation between Pretti and federal agents.
The 26-year-old was involved in the altercation the night before the third one-day international in Wellington on 1 November – a game England lost.
From BBC
Meanwhile, the two Border Patrol agents who fired shots at Pretti were placed on administrative leave, and a video emerged showing an earlier altercation between federal immigration agents and Pretti.
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