affray
Example Sentences
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Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said police had made 12 arrests, "including for showing support for a proscribed organisation, affray and for threatening or abusive behaviour".
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Theo, now 19, told the BBC he didn't know what affray was and had asked the handling officer.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Meanwhile, police said a 35-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of affray and released on police bail.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025
Ayodele Jambgadi, of Kingston Road in Ilford, has also been charged with affray.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024
The affray was sharp, but the orcs were dismayed by the fierceness of the defence.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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