affray
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In the mid 70s, after a sound system dance in north London, he was arrested and charged under the archaic law of Riot and Affray.
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2011
Affray, iii, 12, terror, alarm; v, 30, to startle.
From Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Spenser, Edmund
Affray, brawl, and broil, like quarrel, are words of inferior dignity.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
The boisterous, midnight, festive clarion, The kettle-drum, and far-heard clarionet, Affray his ears, though but in dying tone:—260 The hall door shuts again, and all the noise is gone.
From Keats: Poems Published in 1820 by Robertson, M. (Margaret)
He embarks for France—Is overtaken by a Storm—Is surprised with the Appearance of Pipes—Lands at Calais, and has an Affray with the Officers at the Custom-house.
From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
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