Examples of affray in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Hood was arraigned on a charge of affray and pleaded not guilty. — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Later in July, investigators identified a 15-year-old suspect and charged him with murder and affray, according to police. — Henri Hollis, ajc, 30 Nov. 2021 The man was later arrested and charged with animal cruelty and affray. — Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2021 He also was arrested in 2009 on misdemeanor affray charges after being involved in a fight and fleeing police. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2019 The police said the 43-year-old man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and affray. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 23 Nov. 2019 Each has been charged with either assault and battery on a police officer or assault, accosting, affray, or carrying a dangerous weapon. — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2019 Despite serving a ten-month imprisonment for affray in 2012, the striker became a firm favourite amongst fans, being handed the armband at the start of the team's promotion-winning campaign of 2014/15. — SI.com, 29 June 2019 Harrison, in addition to felony murder charges, is also facing first- and second-degree cruelty to children, simple battery and affray. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, 24 July 2019 See More

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History and Etymology for affray

Noun

Middle English afray, affray "fright, consternation, assault, brawl," borrowed from Anglo-French effrei, esfrei, affrai, noun derivative of esfreier, effreier, affraier "to frighten, startle" — more at affray entry 2

Verb

Middle English afraien, affraien "to disturb, frighten, attack, brawl," borrowed from Anglo-French esfreier, effreier, (with prefix alternation) affreer, affraier "to frighten, startle," going back to Gallo-Romance *exfridāre, from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + Gallo-Romance *-fridāre, derivative from Old Low Franconian *friðu "peace, tranquility," going back to Germanic *friþu- (whence Old English friþ "peace, security, protection," Old Saxon friđu, Old High German fridu, Old Norse friðr), derivative, with the suffix *-tu-, of *fri(j)a- free entry 1

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