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mayhem

may.hem \'ma--.hem, 'ma--*m\ n [ME mayme, fr. AF mahaim, fr. OF, loss of a 
   limb, fr. maynier] to maim 1a: willful and permanent deprivation of a 
   bodily member resulting in the i mpairment of a person's fighting ability 
   1b: willful and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfigurement of any pa 
   rt of the body 2: needless or willful damage