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affray

Pronunciación: /əˈfreɪ/

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Definición de affray

noun

Law, dated

an instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace:Lowe was charged with causing an affray [mass noun]:a person guilty of affray

Origin:

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')