About The Word Mayhem
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Mayhem
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What's The Definition Of Mayhem?
[n] violent and needless disturbance
[n] the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person Synonyms | Synonyms for Mayhem: havoc Related Terms | Find terms related to Mayhem: bankruptcy | breakage | breakdown | chaos | collapse | commotion | confusion | crack-up | cripple | crippling | damage | destruction | detriment | devastation | dilapidation | disablement | dismember | disorder | disrepair | encroachment | fracas | harm | havoc | hobbling | hurt | hurting | impairment | incapacitation | infringement | injury | inroad | loss | maiming | mischief | mutilate | mutilation | ruination | ruinousness | sabotage | scathe | sickening | spoiling | violence | weakening See Also | crime | disturbance | law-breaking Mayhem In Webster's Dictionary \May"hem\, n. [The same as maim. See {Maim}.] (Law)
The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of
his members which are necessary for defense or protection.
See {Maim}.
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