affray
affray
noun
noun
- (Law, dated)an instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace
(律 旧)（在公共场合）斗殴，群殴
Lowe was charged with causing an affray.
洛维被指控在公共场合闹事打架。
[mass noun]a person guilty of affray.
闹事者。
- 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')
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