2. Violent disorder, especially such as causes serious harm to persons or damage to property. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mayhem — actuando en el Deathfest de 2009. De izquierda a derecha: Attila Csihar, Necrobutcher y Silmaeth. Datos generales Origen … Wikipedia Español
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Mayhem — may refer to: Mayhem (crime), a type of crime Contents 1 Music 2 Other media 3 People … Wikipedia
mayhem — may·hem / mā ˌhem, əm/ n [Anglo French mahaim mahain, literally, mutilation, from Old French mahain, from mahaignier to injure, mutilate]: willful and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfigurement of any part of another s body; also: the… … Law dictionary
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Mayhem — es una banda de black metal noruego que se formó en 1983. La formación original del grupo consistía en Mayhem a cargo de la batería y Necrobutcher en el bajo. El nombre de la banda fue tomado del título de una canción de Venom, que se llamaba:… … Enciclopedia Universal
mayhem — (n.) late 15c., from Anglo Fr. maihem (13c.), from O.Fr. mahaigne injury, wrong, a hurt, harm, damage; related to mahaignier to injure, wound, mutilate, cripple (see MAIM (Cf. maim)). Originally, in law, the crime of maiming a person to make him… … Etymology dictionary
mayhem — [n] chaos, confusion anarchy, commotion, destruction, disorder, fracas, havoc, pandemonium, trouble, violence; concepts 106,675 Ant. calm, harmony, peace … New thesaurus
mayhem — ► NOUN ▪ violent disorder; chaos. ORIGIN originally meaning «the crime of maliciously injuring someone»: from Old French, related to MAIM(Cf. ↑maim) … English terms dictionary
mayhem — [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… … English World dictionary
