Brawl
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Tumult; loud, angry contention.
See 42 N. H. 464.
Originally used in connection with disturbances in churches or churchyards.
4 Bl. Comm. 146; Steph. Cr. Dig. 102.