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Affray
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Fray
Fray. See AFFRAY.
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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,
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