affray

• The charges against the Commanchero members are for "affray" - fighting in public and causing bystanders to fear for their safety. —  The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front
• It is all flam; they won't fight The war-song went on as if the enemy were exciting themselves for the affray, and all the time the men of Tomati and Ngati stood firm, and as watchful as could be of their foes, who leaped, and stamped, and sang till Jem turned to Don, and said in a low voice Look here, Mas' Don, it's my opinion that these here chaps never grew inside their heads after they was six or seven. —  The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens
• The protest was effectual; the troops were sent to an island in the harbor; on the other hand, the prosecution of the soldiers concerned in the affray was allowed to slacken. —  Formation of the Union, 1750-1829
• From the increased clamour and din overhead, I could learn the affray was at its height, and had little difficulty in detecting the sonorous accent and wild threats of my friend Mr. O'Leary, high above all the other sounds around him. —  The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete
• He had not witnessed the affray, and so could give no testimony as to whether —  Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers

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