affray
/əˈfreɪ/noun
- Law, dated an instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace【律】〈旧〉 (在公共场合)斗殴, 群殴:
Lowe was charged with causing an affray
洛维被指控在公共场合闹事打架
mass noun a person guilty of affray.肇事者。
词源
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 riede 'peace').