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Word: Affray
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
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’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈfreɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace
Short Definition:instance of group fighting in public place that disturbs peace
Examples:- Lowe was charged with causing an affray
- a person guilty of affray
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