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Mayhem

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Noun

1. mayhem

the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

2. havoc, mayhem

violent and needless disturbance

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mayhem

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noun
1. law
the wilful and unlawful infliction of injury upon a person, esp (formerly) the injuring or removing of a limb rendering them less capable of defending themselves against attack
2. 
any violent destruction or confusion

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Mayhem

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noun
1.  Law
the offense of maiming a person
; specif.,
a. 
the intentional mutilation of another's body
b. 
injury inflicted on another so as to cause loss of a bodily part or function necessary for self-defense
2. 
any deliberate destruction or violence

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mayhem

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n.
1. Law The criminal offense of willfully maiming, disabling, or disfiguring a person.
2. Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing; wanton destruction: children committing mayhem in the flower beds.
3. A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.

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