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Definition of affray noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

affray

noun

/əˈfreɪ/

/əˈfreɪ/

[countable, usually singular, uncountable] (law)

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a fight or violent behaviour in a public place that disturbs the peace
- The men were charged with affray/with causing an affray.
Topics War and conflictc2
Word OriginMiddle 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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