affray

Definitions


[əˈfreɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace
(e.g: Lowe was charged with causing an affray)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the general sense ‘disturbance, fray’): from Anglo-Norman French afrayer ‘disturb, startle’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu ‘peace, safety’ (compare with German Friede ‘peace’)




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