2. Verb. (third-person singular of affray) ¹
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Definition of Affrays
1. affray [v] - See also: affray
Lexicographical Neighbors of Affrays
Literary usage of Affrays
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (partly Founded on Blackstone) by Henry John Stephen, James Stephen (1863)
"affrays are misdemeanors; and [may be suppressed by any private person present: who
... The punishment of common affrays, is by fine and imprisonment : the ..."
2. Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England: Partly by Henry John Stephen, James Stephen (1883)
"affrays are misdemeanors; and may be suppressed by any private person present:
who is j ... affrays."
3. Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution: With an by Lorenzo Sabine (1864)
"... siege of Pensacola, 1781, in two affrays with the enemy, and wounded in both.
PINHORN, . Lieutenant in a company of Loyalists. In the PINKSTONE, FLEMING ..."
4. The Daring Adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont, Among Buffaloes, Grizzlies by John Charles Frémont (1888)
"A native, it happened, was slain in one of those unfortunate affrays, that often
occurred between the Californians and the Americans, and it was not easily ..."
5. Modern American Law: A Systematic and Comprehensive Commentary on the by Eugene Allen Gilmore, William Charles Wermuth (1915)
"affrays may be suppressed by any private person present, who is justifiable in
endeavoring to part the combatants, whatever consequence may ensue. ..."
6. The Student's Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England, in Four Books by William Blackstone, Robert Malcolm Kerr (1865)
"... sea-walls, and public bridges—Destroying turnpikes—Destroying public monuments
or works of art—affrays—Duelling—affrays in a church—Riots—Duty of posse ..."
7. The Student's Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England, in Four Books by William Blackstone, Robert Malcolm Kerr (1869)
"... sea-walls, and public bridges—Destroying turnpikes—Destroying public monuments
or works of art—affrays—Duelling—affrays in a church—Riots—Duty of posse ..."
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