brawl

brawl, n.

1. A noisy quarrel or fight.

2. The offense of engaging in such a quarrel or fight. • In most jurisdictions, the offense is a statutory civil misdemeanor.

3. Hist. Eccles. law. The offense of disturbing the peace of a consecrated building or area; specif., a disturbance, such as arguing, within the churchyard or church. • Until 1860, offenders faced trial in ecclesiastical courts. — Also termed brawling. — brawl, vb.

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