affray
pronunciation
How to pronounce affray in British English:
UK [əˈfreɪ]
How to pronounce affray in American English:
US [əˈfre]
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- Noun:
- noisy quarrel
- a noisy fight
Word Origin
- affray
- affray: [14] Affray is a word of mixed Germanic and Romance origin. The noun comes from the verb, ‘alarm’ (now obsolete, but still very much with us in the form of its past participle, afraid), which was borrowed into English from Anglo- Norman afrayer and Old French effreer and esfreer. These go back to a hypothetical Vulgar Latin verb *exfridāre, which was composed of the Latin prefix ex- ‘out’ and an assumed noun *fridus, which Latin took from the Frankish *frithuz ‘peace’ (cognate with German friede ‘peace’, and with the name Frederick). The underlying meaning of the word is thus ‘take away someone’s peace’.=> afraid, belfry
- affray (n.)
- c. 1300, "state of alarm produced by a sudden disturbance," from Old French effrei, esfrei "disturbance, fright," from esfreer (v.) "to worry, concern, trouble, disturb," from Vulgar Latin *exfridare, a hybrid word meaning literally "to take out of peace," from Latin ex- "out of" (see ex-) + Frankish *frithu "peace," from Proto-Germanic *frithuz "peace, consideration, forbearance" (cognates: Old Saxon frithu, Old English friðu, Old High German fridu "peace, truce"), from suffixed form of PIE root *pri- "to be friendly, love" (see free (adj.)). Meaning "breach of the peace, riotous fight in public" is from late 15c. Related verb afrey (early 14c.) survives almost exclusively in its past participle, afraid (q.v.).
Example
- 1. Steven gerrard has appeared in court today and has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and affray .
- 2. For slower movements are always generous carlyle group , the fast expansion of stock ownership structure and relatively simple affray is clearly the best option .
- 3. Crime of affray resolved from the crime of hooligan in criminal law since 1979 , it was one of more common criminal acts in judicial practice .
- 4. Because fight affray , participate in illegal activity and send the ill , medical treatment charge that be sent or violates family planning to set place happening not to grant allowance .
- 5. Article 160th affray , disturb social order , an insult to women or to other rogue activity , breach of public order , aggravated , department seven years imprisonment , criminal detention or control .