Skip to content

Affray - Law Dictionary Search Results

Research workspace

Save terms and build your research trail

A free trial unlocks notes, tags, search history, and the full AI Studio desk for judgment research.

Affray

Matched in: Term Affray

affray

Matched in: Term affray

Fray

Fray. See AFFRAY.

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Medley

Medley, an affray, sudden or casual fighting, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 997.

Chaud medley

The killing of a person in an affray in the heat of blood and while under the influence of passion thus distinguished from chance medley or

Arrest

of felony, or for breach of the peace committed in his presence, or on reasonable belief that an affray is about to be renewed. A private person is not only able but bound to arrest any one

Chance-medley

English ears, it ws replaced by chance in accordance with the meaning of the compound, Wedgw.], a casual affray. Such killing of a person as happens either in self-defence on a sudden quarrel, or in the commission

fray

An angry quarrel an affray contest combat broil

VerbarMecircleacutee

A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass a hand to hand conflict an affray

Defence

by force: and the breach of the peace which happens is chargeable upon him only who began the affray. Self-defence, therefore, is justly called the primary law of nature, and it is not, neither can it be,

  • ‹ Prev
  • Last »

Try the research workspace - 7 days free


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial