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af·fray A0123700 (ə-frā′)n. A noisy quarrel or brawl.tr.v. af·frayed, af·fray·ing, af·frays Archaic To frighten. [Middle English, from Old French effrei, esfrei, from esfraier, esfreer, to disturb; see prī- in Indo-European roots.]affray (əˈfreɪ) n (Law) law a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public placevb (tr) archaic to frighten[C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin exfridāre (unattested) to break the peace; compare German Friede peace]af•fray (əˈfreɪ) n. 1. a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl. v.t. 2. Archaic. to frighten. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French afrayer] affray Past participle: affrayed Gerund: affraying
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I affray | you affray | he/she/it affrays | we affray | you affray | they affray |
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I affrayed | you affrayed | he/she/it affrayed | we affrayed | you affrayed | they affrayed |
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I am affraying | you are affraying | he/she/it is affraying | we are affraying | you are affraying | they are affraying |
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I have affrayed | you have affrayed | he/she/it has affrayed | we have affrayed | you have affrayed | they have affrayed |
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I was affraying | you were affraying | he/she/it was affraying | we were affraying | you were affraying | they were affraying |
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I had affrayed | you had affrayed | he/she/it had affrayed | we had affrayed | you had affrayed | they had affrayed |
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I will affray | you will affray | he/she/it will affray | we will affray | you will affray | they will affray |
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I will have affrayed | you will have affrayed | he/she/it will have affrayed | we will have affrayed | you will have affrayed | they will have affrayed |
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I will be affraying | you will be affraying | he/she/it will be affraying | we will be affraying | you will be affraying | they will be affraying |
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I have been affraying | you have been affraying | he/she/it has been affraying | we have been affraying | you have been affraying | they have been affraying |
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I will have been affraying | you will have been affraying | he/she/it will have been affraying | we will have been affraying | you will have been affraying | they will have been affraying |
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I had been affraying | you had been affraying | he/she/it had been affraying | we had been affraying | you had been affraying | they had been affraying |
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I would affray | you would affray | he/she/it would affray | we would affray | you would affray | they would affray |
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I would have affrayed | you would have affrayed | he/she/it would have affrayed | we would have affrayed | you would have affrayed | they would have affrayed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | affray - noisy quarrel altercation, fracasdustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"batrachomyomachia - a silly altercation | | 2. | affray - a noisy fight fray, ruffle, disturbancefighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
affraynoun fight, mêlée, contest, set-to (informal), encounter, outbreak of violence, scrap, disturbance, feud, quarrel, brawl, skirmish, scuffle, free-for-all (informal), fracas, dogfight, tumult, shindig (informal), scrimmage, shindy (informal), bagarre (French) He caused an affray at a pub.affraynounA quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior:brawl, broil, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row, ruction, tumult.Informal: fracas.Slang: rumble.Translationsaffray
affray Law a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public place affray
AffrayA criminal offense generally defined as the fighting of two or more persons in a public place that disturbs others. The offense originated under the Common Law and in some jurisdictions has become a statutory crime. Although an agreement to fight is not an element of the crime under the common-law definition, some statutes provide that an affray can occur only when two or more persons agree to fight in a public place. An affray is a type of Disorderly Conduct and a breach of the peace since it is conduct that disturbs the peace of the community. It is punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both. affray in English criminal law, the use or threat of the use of unlawful violence, causing a person to fear for his safety, defined in terms of the fear caused to a person of reasonable firmness fearing for his safety. Mere words are sufficient, and the offence maybe committed in public or private with no other person actually being about.AFFRAY, criminal law. The fighting of two or more persons, in some publicplace, to the terror of the people. 2. To constitute this offence there must be, 1st, a fighting; 2d, thefighting must be between two or more persons; 3d, it must be in some publicplace ; 4th, it must be to the terror of the people. 3. It differs from a riot, it not being premeditated; for if anypersons meet together upon any lawful or innocent occasion, and happen on asudden to engage in fighting, they are not guilty of a riot but an affrayonly; and in that case none are guilty except those actually engaged in it.Hawk. b. 1, c. 65, s. 3 ; 4 Bl. Com. 146; 1 Russell, 271. AcronymsSee64affray
Synonyms for affraynoun fightSynonyms- fight
- mêlée
- contest
- set-to
- encounter
- outbreak of violence
- scrap
- disturbance
- feud
- quarrel
- brawl
- skirmish
- scuffle
- free-for-all
- fracas
- dogfight
- tumult
- shindig
- scrimmage
- shindy
- bagarre
Synonyms for affraynoun a quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behaviorSynonyms- brawl
- broil
- donnybrook
- fray
- free-for-all
- melee
- riot
- row
- ruction
- tumult
- fracas
- rumble
Synonyms for affraynoun noisy quarrelSynonymsRelated Words- dustup
- quarrel
- run-in
- wrangle
- row
- words
- batrachomyomachia
noun a noisy fightSynonymsRelated Words |