affray
11affray — 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 …
12affray — [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… …
13affray — Fighting by two or more persons in a public place, to the terror of the people and the disturbance of public tranquility. Words alone do not constitute all affray is so defined, but if words uttered in a public place are accompanied by threats,… …
14affray — [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… …
15affray — 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 …
16affray — /euh fray /, n. 1. a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl. 2. Law. the fighting of two or more persons in a public place. v.t. 3. Archaic. to frighten. [1275 1325; ME < AF afray (n.), afrayer (v.), OF esfrei (n.), esfreer (v.) < VL *exfridare to… …
17affray — 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,… …
18affray — af|fray [əˈfreı] n [U and C] law [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: affreer to surprise and frighten , from Vulgar Latin exfridare] a noisy fight in a public place, or when someone is involved in such a fight …
19affray — af|fray [ ə freı ] noun count or uncount LEGAL a noisy argument or fight in a public place …
20affray — af·fray || É™ freɪ n. commotion; fray, small scale riot; fight …
