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CONFLICT, n. L., to strike, to flog, to lick.

1. A striking or dashing against each other, as of two moving bodies in opposition violent collision of substances as a conflict of elements, or waves a conflict of particles in ebulltion.
2. A fighting combat, as between men, and applicable to individuals or to armies as, the conflict was long and desperate.
3. Contention strife contest.

In our last conflict, four of his five wits went halting off.

4. Struggling with difficulties a striving to oppose, or overcome.

The good man has a perpetual conflict with his evil propensities.

5. A struggling of the mind distress anxiety. Colossians 2 .
6. The last struggle of life agony as the conflict with death.
7. Opposing operations countervailing action collision opposition.

In exercising the right of freemen, the man of religion experiences no conflict between his duty and his inclination.

CONFLICT,

1. To strike or dash against to meet and oppose, as bodies driven by violence as conflicting waves or elements.
2. To drive or strike against, as contending men, or armies to fight to contend with violence as conflicting armies.
3. To strive or struggle to resist and overcome as men conflicting with difficulties.
4. To be in opposition or contradictory.

The laws of the United States and of the individual States, may, in some cases, conflict with each other.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Conflict'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/conflict.html.
 
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