affray
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1. affray - Noun
2. affray - Verb
Meaning
To startle from quiet; to alarm.
To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.
Alarm; terror; fright.
A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray.
The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
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A 37-year-old man from London was arrested on suspicion of affray.
Detective Senior Constable Brendan Humby, of the Echo taskforce, told the court that police had responded to reports of an affray on a boat ramp at the marina.
They are each charged with aggravated affray and failing to stop at the scene of an accident, while the boy who was allegedly behind the wheel of the ute has also been charged with dangerous driving.
Other characters also become involved in the affray resulting from the disagreement among the Andronici, and they too are equally concerned with honour.
He admitted affray, assaulting an emergency worker and two counts of criminal damage.
Judge scolds Sydney toilet paper brawlersA mother and daughter have been found guilty of affray after a violent fight over toilet paper erupted at a Sydney supermarket during the peak of panic buying.