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affray

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noun

af·​fray ə-ˈfrā How to pronounce affray (audio)
1
archaic : fray, brawl
2
chiefly British : a fight in a public place that disturbs the peace

affray

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verb

affrayed; affraying; affrays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Hood was arraigned on a charge of affray and pleaded not guilty. Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Later in July, investigators identified a 15-year-old suspect and charged him with murder and affray, according to police. Henri Hollis, ajc, 30 Nov. 2021 The man was later arrested and charged with animal cruelty and affray. Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2021 He also was arrested in 2009 on misdemeanor affray charges after being involved in a fight and fleeing police. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2019 The police said the 43-year-old man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and affray. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 23 Nov. 2019 Each has been charged with either assault and battery on a police officer or assault, accosting, affray, or carrying a dangerous weapon. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2019 Despite serving a ten-month imprisonment for affray in 2012, the striker became a firm favourite amongst fans, being handed the armband at the start of the team's promotion-winning campaign of 2014/15. SI.com, 29 June 2019 Harrison, in addition to felony murder charges, is also facing first- and second-degree cruelty to children, simple battery and affray. Breanna Edwards, Essence, 24 July 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English afray, affray "fright, consternation, assault, brawl," borrowed from Anglo-French effrei, esfrei, affrai, noun derivative of esfreier, effreier, affraier "to frighten, startle" — more at affray entry 2

Verb

Middle English afraien, affraien "to disturb, frighten, attack, brawl," borrowed from Anglo-French esfreier, effreier, (with prefix alternation) affreer, affraier "to frighten, startle," going back to Gallo-Romance *exfridāre, from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + Gallo-Romance *-fridāre, derivative from Old Low Franconian *friðu "peace, tranquility," going back to Germanic *friþu- (whence Old English friþ "peace, security, protection," Old Saxon friđu, Old High German fridu, Old Norse friðr), derivative, with the suffix *-tu-, of *fri(j)a- free entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of affray was in the 14th century

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