noun The criminal offence of maiming (“seriously wounding”) a person such that their ability to defend or protect themselves is weakened or completely removed; an instance of this.
to commit mayhem
noun The criminal offence of maiming (“seriously wounding”) a person such that their ability to defend or protect themselves is weakened or completely removed; an instance of this.
to commit mayhem
noun The criminal offence of maiming a person by depriving them of the use of any of their limbs.
noun Often preceded by to cause or make: great confusion, destruction, disorder, or trouble; chaos, turmoil; an instance of this.
In all the mayhem, some children were separated from their parents.
noun Often preceded by to cause or make: great confusion, destruction, disorder, or trouble; chaos, turmoil; an instance of this.
In all the mayhem, some children were separated from their parents.
noun Violent conduct, especially the violent infliction of injury on a person or thing.
The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.
verb To commit the criminal offence of mayhem (noun sense 1) on (someone); to maim.
verb To violently inflict injury on (someone); to injure, to wound.