Con"flict (?), n. [L.
conflictus a striking together, fr. confligere,
-flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F.
conflit, formerly also conflict. See
Conflict, v.] 1. A
striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a
conflict of elements or waves.
2. 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.
Syn. -- Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife;
contention; battle; fight; encounter. See Contest.
Con*flict" (?), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Conflicted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Conflicting.] [L. conflictus, p.
p. of confligere to conflict (cf. conflictare);
con- + fligere to strike; cf. Gr.
fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L.
flagrum whip.] 1. To strike or dash
together; to meet in violent collision; to collide.
Shak.
Fire and water conflicting together.
Bacon.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Syn. -- To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle;
combat; strive; battle.
