mayhem
11mayhem — [mā′hem, mā′əm] n. [see MAIM] 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… …
12Mayhem — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mayhem (homonymie). Mayhem …
13mayhem — /may hem, may euhm/, n. 1. 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. 2. random or deliberate… …
14mayhem — may|hem [ˈmeıhem] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: mahaime crime of cutting off someone s arm or leg , from Old French maynier; MAIM] an extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited = ↑chaos ▪ There… …
15mayhem — [[t]me͟ɪhem[/t]] N UNCOUNT You use mayhem to refer to a situation that is not controlled or ordered, when people are behaving in a disorganized, confused, and often violent way. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards… …
16mayhem — /ˈmeɪhɛm / (say mayhem) noun 1. Law the crime of violently inflicting a bodily injury on another person (now often extended by statute to include any wilful mutilation of another s body). 2. confusion and chaos, especially when caused by violence …
17mayhem — Maim Maim, n. [Written in law language {maihem}, and {mayhem}.] [OF. mehaing. See {Maim}, v.] 1. The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his adversary. [1913… …
18mayhem — noun a) a general physical disturbance; a crowd tussle or fight. She waded into the mayhem, elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd. b) a state of disorder; …
19mayhem — may·hem mā .hem, mā əm n willful and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfiguring of any part of another s body also the crime of engaging in mayhem <physicians, accused...of sterilizing her through trickery, were ordered held for trial on… …
20mayhem — n. to commit mayhem * * * [ meɪhem] to commit mayhem …
