Definition of "altercation" in Englisch

noun

1. (countable) An angry or heated dispute.

   • to get into an altercation over (something)
   • The shooting resulted from an altercation between two armed intoxicated men.

2. (countable, law, historical) An act of posing questions to, and obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law.

3. (uncountable) Angry or heated disputation.