Affray
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Affray [fr. effrayer, Fr. to affright], a skirmish or fighting between two or more persons; there must be a stroke given or offered, or a weapon drawn, otherwise it is not an affray. It is a public offence, and is called because it affrights persons. It differs from an assault in that it is a wrong to the public, while an assault is of a private nature, 1 Hawk. P. C. 154
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