Affray (noun)
af-ray
An instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace.
Middle English (in the general sense ‘disturbance, fray’): from Anglo-Norman French afrayer ‘disturb, startle’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu ‘peace, safety’ (compare with German Friede ‘peace’).
Example sentences
“He was charged with affray and public intoxication in the end.”
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