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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AFFRAY

Via Old French from Vulgar Latin exfridāre (unattested) to break the peace; compare German Friede peace.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFRAY

affray  [əˈfreɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFRAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affray is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb affray in English.

WHAT DOES AFFRAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

affray

Affray

In many legal jurisdictions related to English common law, affray is a public order offence consisting of the fighting of one or more persons in a public place to the terror of ordinary people. Depending on their actions, and the laws of the prevailing jurisdiction, those engaged in an affray may also render themselves liable to prosecution for assault, unlawful assembly, or riot; if so, it is for one of these offences that they are usually charged.

Definition of affray in the English dictionary

The definition of affray in the dictionary is a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public place. Other definition of affray is to frighten.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AFFRAY

PRESENT

Present
I affray
you affray
he/she/it affrays
we affray
you affray
they affray
Present continuous
I am affraying
you are affraying
he/she/it is affraying
we are affraying
you are affraying
they are affraying
Present perfect
I have affrayed
you have affrayed
he/she/it has affrayed
we have affrayed
you have affrayed
they have affrayed
Present perfect continuous
I have been affraying
you have been affraying
he/she/it has been affraying
we have been affraying
you have been affraying
they have been affraying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I affrayed
you affrayed
he/she/it affrayed
we affrayed
you affrayed
they affrayed
Past continuous
I was affraying
you were affraying
he/she/it was affraying
we were affraying
you were affraying
they were affraying
Past perfect
I had affrayed
you had affrayed
he/she/it had affrayed
we had affrayed
you had affrayed
they had affrayed
Past perfect continuous
I had been affraying
you had been affraying
he/she/it had been affraying
we had been affraying
you had been affraying
they had been affraying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will affray
you will affray
he/she/it will affray
we will affray
you will affray
they will affray
Future continuous
I will be affraying
you will be affraying
he/she/it will be affraying
we will be affraying
you will be affraying
they will be affraying
Future perfect
I will have affrayed
you will have affrayed
he/she/it will have affrayed
we will have affrayed
you will have affrayed
they will have affrayed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been affraying
you will have been affraying
he/she/it will have been affraying
we will have been affraying
you will have been affraying
they will have been affraying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would affray
you would affray
he/she/it would affray
we would affray
you would affray
they would affray
Conditional continuous
I would be affraying
you would be affraying
he/she/it would be affraying
we would be affraying
you would be affraying
they would be affraying
Conditional perfect
I would have affray
you would have affray
he/she/it would have affray
we would have affray
you would have affray
they would have affray
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been affraying
you would have been affraying
he/she/it would have been affraying
we would have been affraying
you would have been affraying
they would have been affraying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you affray
we let´s affray
you affray
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to affray
Past participle
affrayed
Present Participle
affraying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFRAY


apres
ˈæpreɪ
array
əˈreɪ
defray
dɪˈfreɪ
extrait
eksˈtreɪ
frae
freɪ
fray
freɪ
Frey
freɪ
gray
ɡreɪ
grey
ɡreɪ
hombre
ˈɒmbreɪ
Khafre
ˈkæfreɪ
Monterrey
ˌmɒntəˈreɪ
pray
preɪ
ray
reɪ
re
reɪ
rei
reɪ
spray
spreɪ
Tigre
ˈtiːɡreɪ
tray
treɪ
trey
treɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFRAY

afforestation
affranchise
affranchisement
affrap
affrayer
affreightment
affret
affricate
affrication
affricative
affright
affrightedly
affrighten
affrightful
affrightment
affront
affronted
affrontee
affrontingly
affrontive

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFRAY

ashtray
astray
betray
Blu-ray
bray
chambray
clanjamfray
cray
foray
hairspray
hooray
microarray
moray
Murray
orfray
portray
stingray
stray
sunray
X-ray

Synonyms and antonyms of affray in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AFFRAY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «affray» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of affray

Translation of «affray» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFRAY

Find out the translation of affray to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affray from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affray» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

聚众斗殴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

riña
570 millions of speakers

English

affray
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हंगामा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالشجار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

драка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

affray
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শান্তিভঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rixe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengkritik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlägerei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乱闘
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

affray
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Affray
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ẩu đả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சச்சரவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kavga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rissa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

affray
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бійка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scandal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμπλοκή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baklei sien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affray
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

affray
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affray

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRAY»

The term «affray» is normally little used and occupies the 120.211 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affray» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affray» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affray

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFRAY»

Discover the use of affray in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affray and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Long Affray: The Poaching Wars in Britain
Published in 1985 and described by Ronald Blythe in the Guardian as a great telling of a shocking story Harry Hopkins examines the history of a bitter conflict that raged in England for over two centuries.
Harry Hopkins, 2008
2
Affray at Brownsville, Tex
Francis Emroy Warren, United States. Army. Court-martial (Penrose : 1907), United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs, United States. War Dept. Pnclosures.] The Constitution League of the United States, 500 Fifth Avenue, ...
Francis Emroy Warren, United States. Army. Court-martial (Penrose : 1907), United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs, 1908
3
Subsmash: The Mysterious Disappearance of HM Submarine Affray
Sixty years later, in this compelling maritime investigation, Alan Gallop uses previously top secret documents, interviews with experts and contemporary news sources to explore how and why Affray became the last British submarine lost at ...
Alan Gallop, 2011
4
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Affray is classically defined as "unpremeditated fighting in a public place that tends to disturb the public peace." E.g., "To some extent, crimes such as riot, violent disorder, and affray appear as inchoate offences of violence or even actual ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
5
Middle English Dictionary
affraien affray & niste wat was to donde. (cl390) Chaucer CT.ML. B.ll37: That hym ne moeued outher conscience Or ire or talent or som kynnes affray. (al398) *Trev. Barth. 9lb/b: Risinge & stondinge of here wib grisliche afray hatte oripilacio.
Hans Kurath, Robert E. Lewis, 1956
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The New-York Justice: Or, A Digest of the Law Relative to ...
AFFRAY. I. What is an affray. II. How far it may be suppressed by a private person . III. How far by a constable. IV. How far by a justice of the peace. I. What is an affray. M5B'fCHawk01^' ^n a^'ray 's tne fighting of two or more persons in some ...
John A. Dunlap, 1815
7
A Compendious and Comprehensive Law Dictionary: Elucidating ...
AFFRAY, is derived from the French word tfrtfer, to affright, and it formerly meant no more; as where persons appeared " th armour or weapons not usually wom, to the terror of others. Stat. 2 Ed. 3. c. 3. But now it signifies a fighting between two ...
Thomas Walter Williams, 1816
8
Affray at Brownsville, Tex
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
S United States Congress Senate Committ, United States Congress. Senate . Committ, 2010
9
Textbook on the Indian Penal Code
Affray. — When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to "commit an affray". COMMENTS (1) 'Affray' — Meaning. — The definition of affray given in section 159, I.P.C. corresponds with its ...
Krishna Deo Gaur, 2009
10
The Countrey Justice: Containing the Practice of the ...
Affray. w 37 sict siss man may do by the Common Law herein. ._ _ , . __ _ a _ __ ___ 95444. Besidcs, every Justice of Peace (within his limits) may presently "after CmP- the affray commit the offenders , until thev have found surety for the wiss' ...
Michael Dalton, 1661

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFRAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term affray is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Electrician jailed for attack in Langwarrin pub after Grand Final …
Clarke, of Cranbourne South, pleaded guilty to charges of recklessly causing serious injury and affray and admitted a court appearance in 2009 ... «The Age, Jul 15»
2
Death threats boyfriend cut girlfriend's neck with knife
Barratt, of Park Avenue, Concorde, Washington, pleaded guilty to affray. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. Lee Fish, defending, said Barratt, who ... «Sunderland Echo, Jul 15»
3
Two brothers in stable conditions after being stabbed in latest brawl …
A second man, 17, was charged with affray and granted conditional bail to appear before Parramatta Children's Court Thursday and a man, 18, ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Teenagers arrested after street fight spills into The Woolpack pub
Those arrested for affray were a 15-year-old boy from Ipswich, two 16-year-old boys from Ipswich, a 17-year-old from Stowmarket, and an ... «Ipswich Star, Jul 15»
5
Son jailed for breaking mother's cheek with bedroom punch
The court heard Davies has previous convictions for assault, affray, battery, and causing actual bodily harm. Dan Griffiths, in mitigation, said "all ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
6
South Shields gambling addict attacked Cowgate Ladbrokes with a …
Wright was originally charged with attempted robbery but prosecutors accepted his guilty pleas to affray and criminal damage. Imposing a ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
7
Two arrested after brawl outside pub on Shooters Hill
One person was arrested on suspicion of affray and another arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. News Shopper understands a large ... «This is Local London, Jul 15»
8
Newport man who answered the door to police with a knife in his …
Darren Munkley, aged 33, of Tewkesbury Walk, previously pleaded guilty to affray and possessing a class B drug at Newport Crown Court on ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
9
Co Tyrone dad's murderer and three cronies lose appeal bid
A fourth man, William McDonagh (30), was also convicted of affray and given an extended custodial sentence of eight years, with an extra five ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
10
Teen who threatened girl with knife is then threatened with …
The man and woman have been charged with affray, offensive behaviour and intimidation. The man is also facing two counts of being armed ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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