affray[noun]Synonyms: brawl, broil, donnybrook, fight, fracas, fray, melee, row, ruction, scuffle, clash, brush, mellay, scrimmage, skirmish
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af‧fray /əˈfreɪ/
noun [uncountable and countable] law[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: 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
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