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mayhem
[mey-hem, mey-uhm]
noun
Law.the crime of willfully inflicting a bodily injury on another so as to make the victim less capable of self-defense or, under modern statutes, so as to cripple or mutilate the victim.
random or deliberate violence or damage.
a state of rowdy disorder.
Antagonisms between the various factions at the meeting finally boiled over, and mayhem ensued.
mayhem
/ ˈɪɛ /
noun
law the wilful and unlawful infliction of injury upon a person, esp (formerly) the injuring or removing of a limb rendering him less capable of defending himself against attack
any violent destruction or confusion
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mayhem1
Example Sentences
Ken said he was concerned that the curfew could result in events in the area being canceled, or mayhem after Dodgers games if people have to leave by 8 p.m.
Scenes of mayhem and violence have emerged from the protests in Los Angeles.
And yet the region’s two largest police agencies are suddenly on the front lines of the Trump administration’s crackdown, clashing in the street with demonstrators — most peaceful and some seemingly intent on causing mayhem.
But the guns kept coming — and the bloodletting and mayhem grew.
It sets off the evening’s desperate downward spiral, lots of silly mayhem and an absurd cover-up.
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