INCUR', verb transitive [Latin incurro, to run against; in and curro, to run.] 1. Literally, to run against; hence, to become liable to; to become subject to. Thus, a thief incurs the punishment of the law by the act of stealing, before he is convicted, and we have all incurred the penalties of God's law. 2. To bring on; as, to incur a debt; to incur guilt; to incur the displeasure of God; to incur blame or censure. 3. To occur; to meet; to press on.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI