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Definition of Affrayers
1. affrayer [n] - See also: affrayer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Affrayers
Literary usage of Affrayers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise of the Law of Evidence, and Digest of Proofs, in Civil by Thomas Starkie (1891)
"... he may stay the affrayers till the heat be over, and then deliver them to the
constable (p), and also stop those who are going to join either party (q). ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"... night-walkers, affrayers, armor worne in terrorem, riots, forcible entries,
and all other force and violence; all which be directly against the peace. ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Torts by Charles Greenstreet Addison, Horace Gay Wood (1876)
"(/) If the affrayers, on seeing or hearing that the police-constables are coming,
run away and disperse, they can not lawfully be pursued and taken by ..."
4. A Selection of Cases on the Law of Torts by James Barr Ames, Jeremiah Smith (1893)
"affrayers, or either of them, in order to be carried before a justice, after "*
the affray has entirely ceased, after the offenders have quitted the ..."
5. The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1836)
"... And the law doth encourage him hereunto : for if he receive any harm by the
affrayers, he shall have his remedy by law against them ; and if the ..."
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