The word 'altercations' is a correct and commonly used term in written English.
It refers to a heated or angry argument or dispute between two or more people. Example: The two politicians got into a series of altercations during the debate, with each one accusing the other of spreading false information.
"When you say, 'chasing after and getting into an altercation,' there's a lot of ways that people get into altercations," Robert Zimmerman said.
We turned to Gary Lineker and David Lacey for comment, before echoing Greaves's point in a leader article: Be a man, Eric, say sorry By Gary Lineker, on 29 January 1995 Not once during the many years of Eric Cantona's altercations with the various bodies of football, both in France and here in England, has he ever showed the slightest sign of remorse for his actions.
The footage, shot in the early hours of Tuesday, after G4S personnel "lost control" of their local riot squads and Papua New Guinea police were observed in violent altercations with asylum seekers, shows the injured brought in on a ute, one after another.
Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested Wednesday on aggravated assault charges in connection with two altercations at his home in July involving a woman and an 18-month-old child, the latest in a string of such cases involving NFL players.
Such playground altercations are most readily noticed when a star is small.
This week, after sharp altercations with Iraq, the council was on the point of agreeing to a third six-month period, on the same terms.
These altercations may serve as distractions from the country's economic woes, but they provoke much bitterness.
Annette Schavan, the education minister, said she was "ashamed".In this section Nicolas Sarkozy's diplomatic troubles Guttbye Guttenberg Enda the party Fear of foreigners Albanian altercations Erbakan's legacy Living with bad neighbours ReprintsMr zu Guttenberg's successor as defence minister is Thomas de Maizière, the CDU interior minister.
Unsurprisingly Mr Maroni failed to convince his European colleagues in Brussels on February 24th that Italy was facing a "catastrophic humanitarian crisis".In this section Nicolas Sarkozy's diplomatic troubles Guttbye Guttenberg Enda the party Fear of foreigners Albanian altercations Erbakan's legacy Living with bad neighbours ReprintsHis real worry is Libya.
The other reason was that Mr Hennequin was suddenly available, having decided not to stay with McDonald's, but was getting other attractive job offers.The altercations between Mr Pélisson and his board (and two big shareholders, Colony Capital and Eurazeo) centred on the group's property divestments and on the pace and model of its expansion.
The people of Portland, for instance, have been entertained over the past few days by a series of altercations between bicyclists and motorists.
