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   af·fray

   /əˈfrā/

   noun

   • 1. an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace: dated "Lowe was charged with causing an affray"

   Word 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’).

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