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Webster 1913 Edition

mayhem

may′hem

,

Noun.

[The same as

maim

. See

.]

1.

(Law)

The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mayhem

MAYHEM.

[See Maim.]