AFFRAY

affray

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affray ([schwa]-fray). The fighting, by mutual consent, of two or more persons in some public place, to the terror of onlookers. • The fighting must be mutual. If one person unlawfully attacks another who resorts to self-defense, the first is guilty of assault and battery, but there is no affray. — Also termed fray. Cf. […]

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affray

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affray n. (1)〈美〉互殴罪 在公共场所相互斗殴而引起公众惊吓、害怕从而扰乱社区安宁的行为。本罪构成的地点要件是公共场所。如果在非公共场所斗殴，则按殴击〔battery〕定罪。构成本罪的另一要件是相互斗殴。如果一人非法攻击另一人，另一人出于防卫而还击，那么攻击者定殴击罪，防卫人无罪。有些州将这一行为纳入破坏社会治安罪〔breach of the peace〕之中。 (2)〈英〉斗殴罪指至少有一人参加的携带凶器或用拳殴击的非法斗殴行为；或由一人或多人以暴力威胁引起公众恐慌，但实际上并无暴力实施的行为。斗殴罪必须以引起恐慌且造成事实上的混乱为条件，仅存在侮辱或威胁性的言语不构成本罪。

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