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mayhem definition

may·hem (mā′hem, mā′əm)

noun

  1. Law the offense of maiming a person; specif.,
    1. the intentional mutilation of another's body
    2. 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

Etymology: see maim

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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