Answer: runins

AnswerCrossword Clue
RUNINSConfrontations
RUNINSArguments
RUNINSDustups
RUNINSDisagreeable encounters
RUNINSEncounters
RUNINSPetty spats.
RUNINSQuarrels: Colloq.
RUNINSAltercations: Colloq.
RUNINSTiffs.
RUNINSAltercations
RUNINSQuarrels
RUNINSBrushes with the law
RUNINSClashes, as with the law
RUNINSSquabbles