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affray (noun)

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  • affray — ► NOUN Law, dated ▪ a breach of the peace by fighting in a public place. ORIGIN from Old French afrayer disturb, startle …   English terms dictionary

  • affray — af·fray /ə frā/ n [Middle French affrai effrai fright, disturbance, from affraier effreer to terrify]: a fight between two or more people in a public place that disturbs the peace Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • affray — noun Law, dated a breach of the peace by fighting in a public place. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. afrayer disturb, startle , based on an element of Gmc origin related to OE frithu peace, safety …   English new terms dictionary

  • affray — noun (C) law a noisy fight or quarrel in a public place …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • affray — UK [əˈfreɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms affray : singular affray plural affrays legal a noisy argument or fight in a public place …   English dictionary

  • affray — [14] Affray is a word of mixed Germanic and Romance origin. The noun comes from the verb, ‘alarm’ (now obsolete, but still very much with us in the form of its past participle, afraid), which was borrowed into English from Anglo Norman afrayer… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • affray — [14] Affray is a word of mixed Germanic and Romance origin. The noun comes from the verb, ‘alarm’ (now obsolete, but still very much with us in the form of its past participle, afraid), which was borrowed into English from Anglo Norman afrayer… …   Word origins

  • affray — 1. noun a) The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. The affray in the busy marketplace caused great terror and disorder. b) A tumultuous assault or quarrel. Syn: fray, brawl, alarm, terror, fright …   Wiktionary

  • affray — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from affraier Date: 14th century 1. archaic fray, brawl 2. chiefly British a fight between two or more people in a public place that disturbs the peace II. transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • affray — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quarrel, brawl, disturbance. See contention. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior: brawl, broil2, donnybrook,… …   English dictionary for students

  • affray — af|fray [ ə freı ] noun count or uncount LEGAL a noisy argument or fight in a public place …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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