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Synonyms for affray
Synonyms: Noun
brawl, broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mĂȘlĂ©e), rough-and-tumble, row, ruckus, ruction
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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, "8 Premier League Players Who Worked Their Way Up the Footballing Pyramid," 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, "Mom Charged With Murder After Dropping 3-Month-Old During Fight," 24 July 2019 Harrison was charged with felony murder, cruelty to children, simple battery and affray for fighting, police said. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, "Georgia mother who dropped 3-month-old baby during fight charged with murder after he dies," 23 July 2019 Karen Lashun Harrison, 26, remains in police custody on murder and several other charges including felony child cruelty, simple battery and affray charges, according to a Moultrie Police Department statement. — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, "Georgia Mom Charged With Murder After Allegedly Dropping Baby in Fight With Other Woman," 23 July 2019 Three male juveniles and two adult men were charged with affray and processed at the Martin County Jail, police said. — Fox News, "Five guys arrested at Five Guys burger joint in Florida: police," 19 July 2019 Florida law defines affray as a first degree misdemeanor charge resulting from two or more people fighting in a public place and disturbing the peace, the Orlando Sentinel reported. — Fox News, "Five guys arrested at Five Guys burger joint in Florida: police," 19 July 2019 Under Florida law, affray is a first degree misdemeanor charge resulting from two or more people fighting in a public place, disturbing the peace. — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, "Five guys arrested after fist fight at Five Guys," 18 July 2019 Chambers, insulted by the affray, challenged Rowan to a duel. — Stuart Sanders, The Courier-Journal, "Before Burr shot Hamilton, this 1800s Kentucky duel ended in bloodshed," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'affray.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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