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Meaning of "affrayer" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF AFFRAYER

əˈfreɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFRAYER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affrayer is 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.

WHAT DOES AFFRAYER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 affrayer in the English dictionary

The definition of affrayer in the dictionary is a person who takes part in an affray or disturbance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFRAYER

arrayer · betrayer · bewrayer · brayer · defrayer · Eritrea · forayer · Freya · Freyja · Freyr · portrayer · preyer · sprayer · strayer

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFRAYER

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFRAYER

Book of Common Prayer · CD player · common prayer · crop sprayer · DVD player · essayer · Evening Prayer · foam sprayer · Lord´s Prayer · Mayer · MP3 player · MP3-player · multiplayer · on a wing and a prayer · payer · player · prayer · slayer · the Lord´s Prayer · video player

Synonyms and antonyms of affrayer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «affrayer» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of affrayer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of affrayer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affrayer» in English.
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affrayer
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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affrayer
570 millions of speakers
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affrayer
510 millions of speakers
hi

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affrayer
380 millions of speakers
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affrayer
280 millions of speakers
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affrayer
278 millions of speakers
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affrayer
270 millions of speakers
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affrayer
260 millions of speakers
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affrayer
220 millions of speakers
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Penyerang
190 millions of speakers
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affrayer
180 millions of speakers
ja

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affrayer
130 millions of speakers
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affrayer
85 millions of speakers
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Penyerang
85 millions of speakers
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affrayer
80 millions of speakers
ta

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affrayer
75 millions of speakers
mr

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विनंत्या
75 millions of speakers
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affrayer
70 millions of speakers
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affrayer
65 millions of speakers
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affrayer
50 millions of speakers
uk

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affrayer
40 millions of speakers
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affrayer
30 millions of speakers
el

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affrayer
15 millions of speakers
af

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affrayer
14 millions of speakers
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affrayer
10 millions of speakers
no

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affrayer
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFRAYER»

Discover the use of affrayer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affrayer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Commentaries on the Liberty of the Subject and the Laws of ...
And for the same reason, if he has been attacked by the affrayer, he may seize and detain the latter a reasonable time. A constable is bound to arrest all persons whom he sees committing or about to commit an affray,1 taking care, however, ...
James Paterson, 1877
2
A selection of cases on the law of torts
It is clear, therefore, that any person present may arrest the affrayer at the moment of the affray, and detain him till his passion has cooled, and his desire to break the peace has ceased, and then deliver him to a peace-officer.1 And, if that be so ...
James Barr Ames, Jeremiah Smith, 1910
3
The New System of Criminal Procedure, Pleading and Evidence ...
Affray, who may interfere to prevent, 21. 27 ; most give notice of his intention, 239 ; affrayer killed, justifiable, 223 ; affrayer killing, murder, 223. 237. After affray over , affrayer cannot be arrested without warrant, 21. 27. Affray in a house, in what ...
John Frederick Archbold, 1852
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The Standard Intermediate-school Dictionary of the English ...
OF. affrayer, < L. ex, from, + XL. fndus, peace, < OHG. fridu, peace.] af-l'right'll, af- fro.it'. Id. vt. To frighten. II. n. Fright, or that which frightens. I< AS. afyrtean; see a-2 , fkight.J af- front', ftf-front'. I". vt. To insult openly; treat with insolence; offend.
James Champlin Fernald, 1899
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Maryland Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of ...
It is clear,therefore, that any person present may arrest the affrayer at the moment of the affray, and detain him till his passion has cooled and his desire to break the peace has ceased, and then deliver him to a peace officer. And if that be so, ...
Maryland. Court of Appeals, 1896
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Atlantic Reporter: Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts ...
Is clear, therefore, that any person present may arrest the affrayer at the moment of the affray, and detain him till his passion has cooled and his desire to break the peace has ceased, and then deliver him to a peace officer. And, if that be so, ...
West Publishing Company, 1895
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The Criminal Law Magazine and Reporter: A Bi-monthly ...
It is clear that any person present may arrest the affrayer at the moment of the affray, and detain him till his passion has cooled and his desire to break the peace has ceased, and then deliver him to a peace officer. And if this be so, what reason ...
Stewart Rapalje, 1886
8
A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors
3, ib. construction of that statute, i. 408. suppression of, by a private person, ib. arresting affrayer, ib. giving affrayer in charge to a constable, i. 409. continuance of affray, i'6. suppression by a constable, ib. where the affray is in his presence, i.
Sir William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves, George Sharswood, 1877
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British Ruling Cases: From Courts of Great Britain, Canada, ...
5 Any person present may arrest the affrayer at the moment of the affray and detain him until his wrath has cooled and his desire to break the peace has ceased; and upon the same principle may arrest an affrayer after the actual violence is ...
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Journal
The common law says that any person has the right to arrest an affrayer and stop a breach of the peace ; it therefore follows that any officer or enlisted man is lawfully authorized to arrest an affrayer and stop a breach of the peace that may be ...
Military Service Institution of the United States, 1885
REFERENCE
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