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Mayhem   /mˈeɪhˌɛm/   Listen
Mayhem

noun
1.
The willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person.
2.
Violent and needless disturbance.  Synonym: havoc.





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"Mayhem" Quotes from Famous Books



... at the practice of unarmed mayhem. The trouble was that the big ape she was trying the stuff on seemed at least as adept and with twice her muscle. She lost a precious instant finding out that the Denton was no longer in her robe pocket. ...
— Legacy • James H Schmitz
... enough if we were allowed a little mayhem. I could have had a lizard fry, fixed the beacon and taken off. Only "native life-forms" were quite well protected. There were spy cells on my ship, all of which I hadn't found, that would cheerfully rat on me when I ...
— The Repairman • Harry Harrison


Words linked to "Mayhem" :   law-breaking, criminal offence, crime, disturbance, offence, offense, criminal offense


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