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What does mayhem mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word mayhem? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
  2. Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing.
  3. (law) The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his limbs which are necessary for defense or protection.
  4. (law) The crime of damaging things or harming people on purpose.
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Rebels advanced on the capital which erupted in anarchy and mayhem as armed gangs looted and fought each other on the streets.
At worst, the outcome could be wholesale slaughter on a scale that makes the current level of daily mayhem look like the peaceable kingdom.
It's a slow boat ride that weaves though the darkness amidst illuminated animatronic scenes of pirate mayhem.
After a hard week of training, I was very ready to get involved in the mayhem of a pirate rampage.
Their toe-to-toe battle set off mayhem around them, and when things eventually died down, Lander yellow-carded both players.
Will we see fewer interviews with wackadoos in the street and just general mayhem?

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