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The arrests were for alleged offences including affray, ticket touting and breaching banning and dispersal orders.
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All of the three teens involved were charged with public affray, police said.
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Although China experiences tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrations each year, these are local affrays which are mostly reactions to greedy local governments.
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Crotts is facing disorderly conduct and inciting an affray charges, police said.
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AFFRAY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of affray for English Language Learners
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law : a noisy fight between two or more people in a public place
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legal Definition of affray
: a fight between two or more people in a public place that disturbs the peace
Origin and Etymology of affray
Middle French affrai, effrai fright, disturbance, from affraier, effreer to terrify
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