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To come against face to face to meet to confront either by chance suddenly or deliberately especially to meet in opposition or with hostile intent to engage in conflict with to oppose to struggle with as to encounter a friend in traveling two armies encounter each other to encounter obstacles or difficulties to encounter strong evidence of a truth...
congress
congress [Latin congressus meeting, encounter, from congredi to approach, meet] 1 : a formal meeting of delegates 2 a : the supreme legislative body of a nation and esp. a republic b cap : the legislative branch of the United States government ;specif : the U.S. House of Representatives 3 cap a : the U.S. legislature as it is composed for an enumerated two-year period [the 101st Congress] b : a single session of the U.S. legislature see also house of representatives, senate Article I of the Constitution in the back matter con·gres·sion·al adj con·gres·sion·al·ly adv ...
frisk
frisk : to run the hand rapidly over the outer clothing of (a suspect) for the purpose of finding concealed weapons compare search NOTE: The purpose of frisking a suspect is to insure the safety of an officer making an investigation against concealed weapons, not to uncover evidence. The officer must be justified in his or her encounter of the suspect and must have a reasonable suspicion that the suspect is armed. The scope of the frisk must be limited to the discovery of weapons. frisk n ...
Casanova
an Italian adventurer Giovanni Giacomo Casanova b 1725 d 1798 who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters...
Chance medley
The killing of another in self defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter See Chaud Medley...
Congress
A meeting of individuals whether friendly or hostile an encounter...
Congressive
Encountering or coming together...
Encounterer
One who encounters an opponent an antagonist...
Fistic
Pertaining to boxing or to encounters with the fists puglistic as fistic exploits fistic heroes...
Formidable
Exciting fear or apprehension impressing dread adapted to excite fear and deter from approach encounter or undertaking alarming...
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